On July 16, 1251, the Virgin Mary appeared to Carmelite priest St. Simon Stock and presented him with a brown scapular.

There’s something quietly powerful about a black and white animal print. Stripped of color, the image invites a deeper ...

Virgin of Guadalupe Imagery in Textile Design’ exhibit at the Mingei explores the image and its ties to textile ...

The Virgin of La Macarena is one of Spain 's most famed Catholic effigies, and many Spaniards travel south every year to catch a glimpse of the wooden figure during the city's Holy Week parades.

In Spain, about a million people have participated in the annual pilgrimage honoring the Rocío Virgin, a Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary.

One pavilion, filled with decorated yellow and red plastic chairs, was allocated to clergy dressed in white, blue, black, and red. Some of their colleagues who didn’t secure seats were seen ...

I write regarding the May 18 article “Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary.” The Associated Press article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, about the Virgin Mary, gave a good ...

Mary’s skin reflected their skin color, Mary’s hair signaled to the Aztecs that she was a virgin, and the black sash indicates pregnancy.

One Mary, a myriad titles According to the Gospel, Mary is the mother of Jesus — and the mystery of the incarnation of the son of God through her is central to Christian dogma.

Hail Mary, full of grace: Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary By: Giovanna Dell'orto, The Associated Press Posted: 12:10 AM CDT Saturday, May. 17, 2025 Last Modified: 5:31 AM CDT ...

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.