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 ...

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 ...

A few of the pilgrims walked barefoot up the mountain. Some danced to the sounds of a tamborazo ensemble pounding the drums and playing the trumpet behind them. Others carried a large statue of Our ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The feast day honoring the appearance of the Virgin Mary to Mexican man San Juan Diego in 1531 will again be hosted in the Village of Tortugas. On Dec. 10 Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta begins its 115th ...

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 ...

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 ...