The cloak worn by St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin was made from rough cactus materials from central Mexico and it should have deteriorated after 15 to 30 years.

The Catholic folk tradition behind the holiday dates to the 1500scq, when it’s said that the Virgin Mary, also called Our Lady of Guadalupe, appeared to

The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, celebrated on Dec. 12, is a significant religious and cultural observance in Mexico and the Roman Catholic community, honoring the Virgin Mary as she appeared in four visions before Indigenous Mexican convert St.

The night at Holy Rosary R.C. Church began with a celebration for the Virgin Mary while a mariachi band played music.

Catholic believers from all across the country and Mexico celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Worshippers fill the churches and cathedrals to partake in religious celebrations paying homage to the Virgin Mary,

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 hundreds on Dec.

The two-day celebration and feast in Des Plaines commemorates that appearance of the Virgin Mary to Aztec Indian Juan Diego.

An annual religious tradition continued Thursday evening in Luzerne County. 28/22 News Photojournalist Brian Orbin was there at the celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Wilkes-Barre. “That’s our story,