Today, December 12 — during the season of Advent — is the annual feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, an especially important day for Latino Catholics. But why is this day observed and what's the ...

Our Lady of Guadalupe is a symbol of faith, culture and identity for many Mexicans and Latin Americans and, in turn, has crossed borders occupying a very special place in the hearts of Latinos living ...

Fajardo is a long-time leader in the diocesan commission for Filipino Catholics, and lives in Bonita. Everyone knows her as Mary, the mother of Jesus, the patroness of the Americas, from Alaska to ...

It's not uncommon to see an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on murals, candles, statues and even clothing. She's a significant religious figure who signifies hope and protection for countless Latinos ...

HOUSTON – Dec. 12 is a significant day for Catholics with Mexican heritage. Millions of people around the world have been lighting candles, offering flowers and praying the rosary for miracles, but ...

DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) -- Hundreds of thousands of people are arriving in Des Plaines to pray at a popular shrine. The chapel at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe will also be re-blessed after a ...

A new documentary about the Virgin of Guadalupe — the vision of Mary, the mother of Jesus, seen by a 16th-century Mexican peasant — premiered Tuesday (Feb. 13) at an event in Los Angeles attended by ...

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared Dec. 12, 2018. While many people know the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe’s appearance in Mexico to Juan Diego on Dec. 12, 1531, not everyone knows the ...

In the darkness of a cold and wet morning, a crowd slowly formed in the lower levels of The Grotto around an illuminated statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Flanked by a Mexican flag, the symbol united ...

A young girl plays the role of Our Lady of Guadalupe during the Honor Your Mother Festival and parade in Phoenix, 2021. (Photo by Keara Hanlon) Many readers may more readily recognize her European ...

The massive pilgrimages for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe that draw more than 200,000 devotees every Dec. 12 to the shrine in Des Plaines will resume after last year’s pause. The festivities to ...