Virgin Mary
In Florida farmland, Guadalupe feast celebrates, sustains 60-year-old mission to migrant workers
By Giovanna Dell'orto — December 13, 2023
NARANJA, Fla. (AP) — The feast draws millions of pilgrims to the main basilica in Mexico City and to churches big and small across the Americas around Dec. 12.
Viva Guadalupe! Beyond Mexico, the Indigenous Virgin Mary is a powerful symbol of love and inclusion for millions of Latinos in the US
By Kristy Nabhan-Warren — December 11, 2023
(The Conversation) — The famous apparition of the Virgin Mary has come to symbolize Mexico, but other groups – particularly migrants and Latinos north of the border – also feel a special connection to Guadalupe.
Vatican centralizes investigations on claims of Virgin Mary apparitions – but local Catholics have always had a say
By Deirdre de la Cruz — May 26, 2023
(The Conversation) — The Vatican plans to set up an ‘observatory’ to investigate apparitions of the Virgin Mary. A scholar of global Christianity explains why this is a major shift in how apparitions are authenticated.
What’s going on when the Virgin Mary appears and statues weep? The answers aren’t just about science or the supernatural
By Mathew Schmalz — May 1, 2023
(The Conversation) — Investigating supernatural claims is a delicate task for the church, and Catholic leaders rarely label them as authentic.
God’s power or human violence: The meaning of the virgin birth
By Esau McCaulley — December 21, 2022
(RNS) — This Christmas story challenges the idea that we need physical might to overcome enemies.
Why early Christians wouldn’t have found the Christmas story’s virgin birth so surprising
By Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III — December 20, 2022
(The Conversation) — The idea of virgin birth has been part of Christianity since the start, but its significance has shifted over time.
Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage returns unrestricted
By Lissette Romero — December 13, 2022
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of thousands walk, ride bicycles or take buses on the pilgrimage. This year, the Mexico City government estimated a total of 11 million people visited the shrine over the last few days.
The patriotic Virgin: How Mary’s been marshaled for religious nationalism and military campaigns
By Dorian Llywelyn — July 7, 2022
(The Conversation) — Many religions have been used to prop up nationalism, and Catholicism is no exception, as a Jesuit priest and scholar explains.
As war rages, some Ukrainians look to Mary for protection – continuing a long Christian tradition
By Kayla Harris — March 10, 2022
(The Conversation) — To many Ukrainians, Jesus’ mother has a special relationship with their country.
Let the Virgin Mary bring Christians and Muslims together at Christmas
By Zahra N. Jamal — December 24, 2021
(RNS) — Mother Mary’s healing power is the beacon of hope and light we need right now.
How the church’s focus on Mary’s virginity became a curse for women
By Serene Jones — December 22, 2021
(RNS) — The shaming of women that rose from the Christmas story goes against Jesus’ teachings.
After last year’s COVID closures, pilgrimages resume to honor Virgin of Guadalupe
By Alejandra Molina — December 3, 2021
(RNS) — This year, with more people vaccinated against COVID-19, Catholics across the country are once again gathering for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, who has been a source of hope for many Latinos throughout the pandemic.
Mary, mother of Jesus, returns as an icon for pop stars and social justice warriors
By Whitney Bauck — July 26, 2021
(RNS) — She’s showing up on everything from guitar gear to luxury coats — and people of all backgrounds are flocking to her.
Vatican issues a street art stamp, ends up getting sued
By Nicole Winfield — May 25, 2021
ROME (AP) — One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she had made onto a bridge near the Vatican. A year later, she was shocked to learn that the Vatican had apparently used a reproduction of the image, which featured Babrow’s hallmark heart emblazoned across Christ’s […]
Pope Francis honors Dante Alighieri on 7th centenary of ‘prophetic’ poet’s death
By Claire Giangravé — March 25, 2021
(RNS) — Francis paid homage to Dante in an apostolic letter, citing the poet's hope for reform in the church.
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