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December 12, 2014

Pope praises Our Lady of Guadalupe as great missionary of 'our America'

Children carry flags of American nations during a Mass marking the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 12. The Mass was celebrated by Pope Francis.
VATICAN CITY - Preceded by a procession of flags from the nations of the Americas and the recitation of the rosary in Spanish, Pope Francis and thousands of Catholics from across the Atlantic celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Vatican.

Published in International
September 30, 2014

Syrian priest says church carries on its ministry to people amid strife

Local residents stand next to the debris of a house hit by a mortar shell from the Syrian side of the border in Alanyurt village near the Turkish-Syrian border Sept. 29. A Syrian priest on a U.S. mission trip says amid ongoing death and destruction in th e Middle East, the Catholic Church continues to provide spiritual and material support for those in need.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - After telling parishioners and students in the religious education program at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. James Parish about what is happening in Syria, Father Rodrigo Miranda was impressed that a 13-year-old girl was one of the first to respond.

Published in International
December 9, 2012

Our Lady of Guadalupe's devotion extends beyond the Americas

A Mass-goer prays in the Guadalupe chapel inside St. Ignatius Cathedral in Shanghai in this 2007 file photo. The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe -- most popular in Mexico and the Americas -- has been well-received by Catholics around the globe.

MEXICO CITY - Ana Rita Valero received an unlikely request in 2008. Valero, an anthropologist and president of the Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Guadalupe, was asked by an official with the Mexican consulate in Shanghai to send two large images of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Published in Vatican
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