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Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians. Some are ...
This remarkable achievement was made possible through the unwavering leadership and commitment of Jose Perez, ESOL ...
There is a road closure Beginning Wednesday, July 9, the eastbound lane of Queen Mary Highway/Centerline Road will be closed ...
Chalkias died in Athens. His family did not announce the cause of his death. His funeral will be held at the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Delvinaki on Thursday. He is survived by a ...
A million people make wilderness pilgrimage to honour 13th-century Virgin Mary icon The romería del Rocío has grown into one of world’s largest, most unique Catholic pilgrimages.
Pilgrims, their faces and vibrant flamenco dresses coated in dust, congregated around an ox-driven carriage carrying the icon of the Virgin Mary. They had journeyed for nearly 12 hours on foot, ...
Pilgrims, their faces and vibrant flamenco dresses coated in dust, congregated around an ox-driven carriage carrying the icon of the Virgin Mary. They had journeyed for nearly 12 hours on foot ...
Tens of thousands of pilgrims have descended on the tiny Spanish village of El Rocío to take part in riotously colorful and ancient festival, la Romería del Rocío, or the Rocío virgin pilgrimage.
Since the 19th century, May has been devoted to the Virgin Mary — though already in Greek and Roman times, goddesses of fertility were celebrated in this month of springtime blooming, she added.