Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei. On his first papal trip, he went to the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good ...

Yearly, between 18 - 20 million pilgrims visit the Basilica, making it Christianity's most visited sanctuary. Altogether 25 popes have officially honored Our Lady of Guadalupe. His Holiness John ...

Douglas Deshotel kneels with a book on his head during the Episcopal Ordination on April 27, 2010, at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in downtown Dallas. More AP One of them was ...

He had The Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe built on the hill of Tepeyac in what is now Mexico City. A new Basilica was built on the hill between 1930-1976. More than 27 million people visit it ...

Pope Pius XII gave her the title "Empress of the Americas". The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the outskirts of Mexico City, where her image is displayed, is the second most visited Catholic ...

More than 3 million visitors, pilgrims and tourists come each year to the Grotto of Massabielle, where the Virgin Mary appeared ... three-level basilica was built. Underground is another basilica ...

The saint’s remains were returned to the silver case placed at the center of the altarpiece of the Basilica of the ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The Catholic Church is in the middle of what is called a Jubilee Year. Bishop Robert Marshall and Deacon Richard Mitchell, with the Diocese of Alexandria, are promoting this ...

The obsession with Mary’s virginity began much later when, in his gospel, Matthew, quoted Isaiah 7:14: “Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.” ...