The Catholic folk tradition behind the holiday dates to the 1500scq, when it’s said that the Virgin Mary, also called Our ...
The yearly pilgrimage of faith and thanksgiving marks the Catholic commemoration of the ... at the corner of the states of New Mexico, Texas and Chihuahua. Along the way the faithful read the ...
Monsignor Walter Rossi, rector of the National Shrine, shared his gratitude “for the privilege of designating Mary’s shrine as a special place of pilgrimage for the holy year.” ...