Two of the most famous temples in Hispanic culture built at Mary’s request are the Guadalupe shrines in Spain and Mexico which are considered “sister shrines.”
Guadalupe is a message of communion amid mixed cultures, pope says
Retired archbishop of San Salvador buried near St. Romero, whom he advised
The late archbishop became someone to whom St. Romero looked for advice and consulted when he was discerning whether to accept the post as archbishop of San Salvador in 1977, said Cardinal Rosa Chávez, adding that Archbishop Saenz’s name appears on several occasions in the Salvadoran saint’s diary.
Academy unveils effort to fight mafia’s ‘deviant spirituality’ of Mar
The figure of Mary is often distorted and exploited by criminal organizations as a way to make people more submissive and “turn them into slaves.”