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Belgium town to host Marian celebration ‘Virga Jesse’ again after 7 years

August 10, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Celebration of the Virga Jesse, Basilica of Hasselt, Belgium, August 2017. / Credit: Virgajessecomité Hasselt

Paris, France, Aug 10, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
For the past 340 years in the town of Hasselt in northeastern Belgium, people have been … […]

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Between earth and sky: ‘Lady of the East’ statue rises in Syria

August 1, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

The preparation of the crane at the Tower of Our Lady of the East to install the statue of the Virgin Mary on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2024. / Credit: Moussa Hanna Photography

ACI MENA, Aug 1, 2024 / 15:46 pm (CNA).
A new landmark honoring the Virgin Ma… […]

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Crown restored to Marian statue at Michigan parish after missing for 44 years

May 12, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

The Immaculata statue from Immaculate Conception Parish in Detroit was placed in a niche in the church where a confessional used to be, along with stands displaying news articles chronicling Immaculate Conception’s history, a reminder of what wa… […]

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Blessed Mother statue at D.C.’s National Shrine vandalized

February 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

The vandalized statue of “Mary, Protector of the Faith” on the grounds of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The vandalism was discovered around 2:30 p.m. Feb. 15, 2024. / Credit: Alex Cranstoun/… […]

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