Our Lady of Guadalupe is a significant religious figure who signifies hope and protection for countless Latinos in the U.S.

Here's what to know about Mexico's patron saint. According to Catholic belief — the most widely practiced religion in Mexico — Dec. 12 is celebrated as the Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe ...

Our Lady of Guadalupe has embraced Marina Salvador-Velazquez throughout her life, from her childhood living as an ...

and the most visited Catholic church in the world after Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Altogether 24 popes have officially honored Our Lady of Guadalupe. His Holiness St. John Paul II ...

Our Lady of Guadalupe is a symbol of faith ... Here's what to know about Mexico's patron saint. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. According to Catholic belief — the ...

Altogether 25 popes have officially honored Our Lady of Guadalupe. His Holiness John Paul II visited her Sanctuary four times: on his first apostolic trip outside Rome as Pope in 1979, and again ...

Dallas’ National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe downtown is dedicated to the holiday’s namesake, who is also the patron saint of Mexico. The Catholic folk tradition behind the ...

As it happens, Our Lady of Guadalupe is the diocese’s patron saint. "These were affirmations for me, that she was present and she was there with me," Salvador-Velazquez said of the frequency of ...

She attended a church named Our Lady of Guadalupe up to her teenage years ... And though Lopez has a different relationship with the patron saint than her Nana ever did, she wanted to honor ...

The institute has commissioned a new painting by San Francisco artist Bernadette Carstensen as well as a new Litany for Our Lady of Guadalupe and the American Saints by the institute’s poet-in ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — The events highlighted the cultural, as well as the religious, importance of Our Lady of Guadalupe among the city’s diverse Latin American communities. (RNS) — Thousands ...