The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe marks the Catholic Church teaching that the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Juan Diego, an Indigenous Mexican, on a Tepeyac hill in present-day Mexico City in 1531.

The Virgin of Guadalupe occupies a special place in the culture and religious life of many Mexicans and Latinos in the United States. Her importance is so great that her image, which originated in ...

It shows the familiar image of the Virgin Mary with her head bowed and hands together in prayer, as represented by the Virgin of Guadalupe. The cloak remains one of the most sacred objects in all ...

Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Find today’s readings here. Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the ...

when it’s said that the Virgin Mary, also called Our Lady of Guadalupe, appeared to an indigenous man named Juan Diego in Mexico City. The Basilica de Guadalupe, which Juan Diego is said to have ...

In 1979, researchers using infrared radiation confirmed that there are no painter’s brush marks on the Guadalupe image. In 1983, astronomers discovered that the stars on the Virgin Mary’s blue ...

Mary, and told her that there was no hope, that she should be prepared for my death, but oh, so many people were praying and invoking especially Our Lady of Guadalupe. And so, when I regained ...

Our Lady of Guadalupe is Mexico's representation of the Virgin Mary. Followers turn to her in times of crisis. The shrine in Des Plaines hosts the biggest gathering of its kind outside of Mexico ...

Our Lady of Guadalupe, referred to also as the Virgin of Guadalupe, is none other than the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Within the Catholic faith, it is common to come across various ...