The Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in downtown Dallas has been granted the significant designation of a national shrine by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
USCCB designates Dallas cathedral as The National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
St. John Paul II National Shrine’s events mark pope’s 100th birthday
The national shrine in Washington dedicated to St. John Paul II is celebrating the centennial of his birth with a series of virtual events May 16-22.
Bishops elevate popular Alaskan retreat to national shrine
popular Alaskan retreat has been designated a national shrine by the U.S. bishops. Bishop Edward J. Burns of Juneau, Alaska, announced the news on the Oct. 1 feast of St. Therese Lisieux, the patroness of Alaska after whom the Catholic shrine is named.
Bishops designate Wisconsin site of Marian apparitions as national shrine
On Dec. 8, 2010, Bishop Ricken formally approved the apparition of Our Lady of Good Help to Brise, making the Marian apparitions that occurred some 18 miles northeast of Green Bay the first in the United States to receive approval of a diocesan bishop. His decree came nearly two years after he opened a formal investigation into the apparitions.