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The letter recognizes the pastoral value of the phenomenon and authorizes public worship without commenting on the ...

In the Augustinian Madonna, dating from the early 1600s, what hits the viewer at eye level are the dirty soles of a ragged pilgrim couple's feet as they kneel by the apparition of the Virgin Mary.

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — The month of May is dedicated to Marian celebrations, so here’s a look at the history and traditions about Mary and why praying to her means so much to so many.

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.

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful.

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.

Astonishingly, the lawyer even suggested her DNA could even be mixed in with the blood of the Virgin Mary herself. She said: "Who can say? Do you know the Madonna’s DNA?" ...

Mystery of Virgin Mary 'weeping tears of blood' solved in disturbing case The so-called miracle has baffled worshippers since 2016 but the mystery has now finally been solved.

The mystery of a Virgin Mary statue in Italy that 'wept tears of blood' has been solved. Gisella Cardia proclaimed in 2016 that the Madonna di Trevignano was crying blood and giving her ...