Worshipped for over 600 years, this unique painting of the Virgin Mary and Jesus has fascinated people for ages and still inspires heated discussions among scholars regarding such fundamental issues ...

In the 17th century, a miracle attributed to the icon’s intercession led King John Casimir to designate the Black Madonna the “Queen of Poland.” Czestochowa was embraced as the “spiritual ...

Rome, Italy, Jul 19, 2016 / 02:02 am. Our Lady of Czestochowa, also known as the "Black Madonna," will be one of Pope Francis' primary stops during his visit to Poland at the end of this month for ...

Averaging about 14,000 pilgrims on any given day — more on Marian feasts — Czestochowa is truly the heart of Polish Catholicism and the country’s devotions to Our Lady as Queen of Poland.

A man hurled cans of paint at Poland’s most sacred icon on Sunday in an attack that failed to damage the Black Madonna of Jasna Gora but shocked many in the staunchly Catholic country. The 58… ...

The icon first came to Poland in the 14th century, and the Black Madonna miraculously saved the town several centuries later when a meager force of 250 monks and townspeople held 4000 Swedish ...

CZESTOCHOWA, Poland – The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Poland and World Youth Day celebrations (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Pope Francis has praised native son St. John Paul II as a "meek ...

Nearly a week into our 10-day heritage trip to Poland, my mother, sister and I finally got into the nitty-gritty of this roots business -- first, on a religious level, with a visit to the city of ...

The image involved an alteration of Poland’s most-revered icon, the Mother of God of Czestochowa, popularly known as the Black Madonna and Baby Jesus of Czestochowa.

In August, to highlight a story on environmental dangers, Wprost’s cover featured the Black Madonna of Czestochowa, Poland’s most treasured religious icon, floating on a noxious cloud of ...

In the small village of Nowy Dvor, some 20 miles from Warsaw, shirt-sleeved farmers chatted in the main square before the church, glancing toward the grey militia cars parked near by. In the dusty ...