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August 26, 2018

Pope begs forgiveness for betrayal of abuse at Knock Shrine

Pope Francis greets family members as he visits the Knock Shrine in Knock, Ireland, Aug. 26.
KNOCK, Ireland – On a foggy, soggy day at a Marian shrine in County Mayo, Pope Francis said he prayed before a statue of Our Lady of Knock for all those who suffered sexual and physical abuse by Catholic clergy or in Catholic-run institutions in Ireland.
Published in International
August 23, 2018

An epic pilgrimage trek at Lac Ste. Anne

Mary Agnes Herman is helped out of Lac Ste. Anne after walking 429 kilometres to the pilgrimage site.

LAC STE ANNE COUNTY, Alta. – She finally made it. 

Published in Canada
March 5, 2018

Pope adds feast of Mary, Mother of the Church to universal calendar

Pope Francis venerates a Marian image outside the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome in this May 26, 2016, file photo. The Pope has instituted a new Marian feast honoring Mary as mother of the church. It will be celebrated every year on the Monday after Pentecost.
VATICAN – Pope Francis has decreed that Latin-rite Catholics around the world will mark the feast of "the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church" on the Monday after Pentecost each year.
Published in Faith
January 18, 2017

Polish parliament recognizes coronation of Mary as nation's queen

The Polish government has adopted multiple resolutions celebrating the 300th anniversary of the first canonical coronation of the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa.

WARSAW, Poland – Poland's government has adopted multiple resolutions establishing 2017 as a Jubilee Year for the country, celebrating the 300th anniversary of the first canonical coronation of the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa.

Published in International
October 13, 2016

Our Lady exhibit aims at renewing Marian devotion

A statue of Our Lady of Fatima is carried through the crowd at the Marian shrine of Fatima in central Portugal. Thousands of pilgrims visit the shrine each year. Lucia dos Santos and her cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, received the first of several visions May 13, 1917.

Toronto and Hamilton parishes are celebrating the month of October with a new exhibit on Marian apparitions from around the world.

Published in Canada
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