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NEWS ABOUT: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary stories: 5 news summaries

Omaha Man Swipes Virgin Mary Painting
for Abortion

Rapist sells $100K artwork in Mexico

Aug 22, 09 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Omaha man stole a painting of the Virgin Mary to pay for the abortion of his teenage rape victim, the Omaha World-Herald reports. Aurelio Vallecillo-Sanchez, 39, described by his attorney as "remorseful and ashamed," pleaded no contest yesterday to charges of theft and sexual assault and faces... More »

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abortion • theft • Omaha • rape • Virgin Mary

 Crowds Flip for Mexican 
 Restaurant's 'Griddle Virgin' 

Some say image looks like Our Lady of Guadalupe

May 4, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The faithful are flocking to a Mexican restaurant in California to see what some call a miracle: a griddle apparently imprinted with the Virgin Mary’s image, the Los Angeles Times reports. A cook first spotted it; “she started to cry” and stopped cleaning the griddle, said the restaurant’... More »

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California • Mexico City • Mexico • religion • restaurant • Virgin Mary • miracle • Our Lady of Guadalupe

 Hillary: 'Who Painted It?' 
 Monsignor: 'God!' 

Hillary  at 'miraculous' Mexican image of Mary

Mar 29, 09 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton invoked a higher power on a recent diplomatic trip to Mexico City, the Catholic News Agency reports. Making a surprise detour to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the US secretary of state asked who painted a famous image that Catholics say was made by the Virgin... More »

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Hillary Clinton • diplomacy • Mexico • Virgin Mary • miracle

opinion

 Time to Give Joseph His Due  

Priest sees stolid husband to Jesus's mother as a role model

Dec 23, 08 8:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and even the Three Kings come to mind at Christmastime, but rarely do Christians think of humble Joseph. James Martin, a Jesuit priest, writes in Slate that forgetting the man who raised Jesus—the reason for the season—is unfair. "It's time to take a... More »

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Christianity • Catholicism • Christmas • Virgin Mary • Jesus Christ • st. joseph

6 Ark. Nuns Excommunicated

Members of 'Army of Mary' cast out

Sep 27, 07 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six Arkansas nuns have been booted from the Catholic Church for refusing to renounce the Army of Mary, a sect the Vatican deems heretical for its founder’s claim to be the reincarnation of the virgin. “We know we are doing the right thing,” said an 82-year-old nun.... More »

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Catholic Church • Arkansas • Vatican • excommunication • Catholicism • Army of Mary • Virgin Mary

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