Gisella Cardia allegedly made €365,000 in donations from pilgrims to shrine in lakeside town near Rome
A self-styled mystic who drew hundreds of pilgrims to a town near Rome by claiming a statue of th…
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Ethiopia church scaffolding collapse kills 36 during religious festival ○
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Pilgrims were visiting the Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church to mark the annual Virgin Mary festival.
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I thought I didn’t care about Renaissance art. Then life happened to me – and I saw its power | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett ○
There’s a reason these works have influenced great contemporary artists such as Jenny Saville. It just took me a while to truly see it
There is a painting that I think about often. The Madonna del Par…
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Which archipelago is home to Norway’s polar bears? The Saturday quiz ○
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From Summoner’s Rift to Scotland’s other national drink, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
1 What is celebrated, mathematically, on 14 March and 22 July?
2 Which form of Chinese originated in …
'Botched' restoration to church Virgin Mary statue sparks huge protests from furious worshippers in Spain ○
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The Virgin of La Macarena is one of Spain 's most famed Catholic effigies, and many Spaniards travel south every year to catch a glimpse of the wooden figure during the city's Holy Week parades.
‘You can’t wear gold without diamonds!’ Hip-hop legend Slick Rick on bling, British roots and his 26-year break ○
He is the rapper’s rapper, adored by Jay-Z, and once called ‘the most beautiful thing to happen to hip-hop’. So why has he taken so long to release his new album? And can we please see his diamond-cr…
Pilgrims flock to Andalusia for Rocío Virgin celebration ○
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Thousands of pilgrims gathered in southern Spain on Monday to honour the Virgin of El Rocío, a revered Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary.
10 months ago
Pope Francis' final resting place: Pontiff wanted to be 'in the earth' and with just a simple tombstone carrying his name in Latin ○
The Argentine pontiff, who died on Easter Monday, aged 88, wanted his grave to be within the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, four miles from the Vatican, which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
11 months ago
Fury as botched renovation of treasured shrine depicting Jesus and Virgin Mary is likened to a 'Simpsons' cartoon character ○
Villagers in southern Poland are up in arms after a botched renovation of the 1820 shrine has left the Blessed Mother looking like a 'Simpsons' cartoon character.
12 months ago
Shocking truth about Virgin Mary that 'weeps tears of blood' revealed ○
A woman proclaimed a miracle when her Virgin Mary statue began to 'weep tears of blood.' Now, a new DNA analysis of the blood-stained cheeks has revealed a disturbing truth.