Pope Francis on Thursday blessed an icon depicting Mary and ... witness” to the joy of the ever-new Gospel of Jesus Christ. The icon was revealed before the blessing by Pope Francis in Our ...

For more than 45 years, the Knights of Columbus Pilgrim Icon Program has ... and fidelity to Jesus Christ and his Church. The new vehicle, unveiled on Dec. 21, was blessed by Cardinal Marcello ...

After blessing the faithful, he entered the chapel that houses the Marian icon, traditionally attributed to St. Luke, and, ...

Conchita was formed in Christ and received the “highest grace of the Mystical Incarnation,” union with Mary, and entrustment of a spiritual motherhood of priests. “Blessed Conchita’s life ...

The focus of this tense, unresolved episode is the 8-foot Apache Christ painting. For this close-knit community, it is a revered icon created by Franciscan friar Robert Lentz in 1989. It depicts ...

5 The icons are blessed with holy water. 6 Epiphanius I along with other clergy members review the icons. 7 The icons were created as part of the ArtArmor project that raises charitable donations ...

“The blessed and the saints are men and women who point us to Christ,” he said. A few first-class relics — body parts of Lira — will be soon distributed through parishes that were ...

The Apache Christ painting hangs behind the altar of St. Joseph Apache Mission church in Mescalero, New Mexico, Saturday, July 13, 2024. The painting, an icon that depicts Christ as a Mescalero ...

MESCALERO, New Mexico (AP) — For this close-knit community, the 8-foot Apache Christ painting is a reminder of the holy union of their culture and faith. MESCALERO, New Mexico (AP) — Anne ...