Where’s that? In Styria province, southern Austria. Our Lady’s connection: A miraculous wooden statue. The Marian sanctuary of Mariazell is the national shrine of traditionally Catholic Austria...
By Manny de Freitas – The 33rd annual Fatima pilgrimage hosted by Blessed Sacrament Church in Malvern East, Johannesburg, took place on May 10, beginning with Mass...
Where’s that: Turin, the metropole of the Piedmont region in north-western Italy. Our Lady’s connection: Cure of a blind man. On October 20 last year, Pope Francis...
By Kati Dijane – The hills of Mbelebeleni echoed with joyful hymns as Catholics from near and far gathered at Florence Spiritual Centre in the Diocese of...
In 1917, three peasant children, Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta, had apparitions of Our Lady near the town of Fátima, in Portugal. The following of Our Lady of...
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by Gunther Simmermacher · Published April 1, 2025 · Last modified June 12, 2025
Where’s that?: In Bethlehem, Palestine, near the Basilica of the Nativity. Our Lady’s connection: The cave where the Holy Family hid before the flight into Egypt. The...
The Solemnity of the Annunciation celebrates the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive a son by the power of the...
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by Gunther Simmermacher · Published March 12, 2025
Where’s that: The shrine of Our Lady of Kibeho is located south-west Rwanda. Our Lady’s connection: Apparitions to three young women in 1981. Kibeho in Rwanda is...
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by Gunther Simmermacher · Published February 21, 2025
Where’s that: Zaragoza (or Saragossa) is located in northeastern Spain’s Aragon region. Our Lady’s connection: The very first Marian apparition — to an Apostle! Following Christ’s command...
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