On June 19, cities, towns and villages held solemn Eucharistic processions, publicly professing belief in Christ’s real ...

His talk is free. The icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa has been intimately associated with Poland for more than 600 years. In every Polish church, there is a reproduction of the Black Madonna.

They were upholding a deeply Catholic tradition in Poland: Where people from across the country walk from their villages, towns and cities to visit the Black Madonna of Czestochowa in Czestochowa ...

The parish is named for the biggest pilgrimage site in Poland, Czestochowa, the location of a mystical Black Madonna, or dark-skinned image of the Blessed Virgin Mary whose roots go deep into ...

The Black Madonna — shrouded in legend and miracle stories — becomes a focal point for devout worshippers, symbolizing hope, healing and divine intervention. Africa: Cultural resonance and ...

Each day at 9 p.m., numerous Poles become spiritually united through the prayer unique for the shrine of Jasna Góra. Dec. 8 marks the 70th anniversary of praying the Call of Jasna Góra daily at Poland ...

In the least religious state in the United States, the Black Madonna adorns a 16-by-12-foot mural on a library wall. The mural was created by 26-year-old Haitian American artist Raphaella Brice.

The icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa has been intimately associated with Poland for more than 600 years, he said. In every Polish church, there is a reproduction of the Black Madonna.

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 ...

Parishioners in Piaski, Poland, carrying an icon during the celebration for the visit of the Black Madonna of Czestochowa icon, in September. Credit ...