WORTHINGTON, Minn., — With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to the Catholic church of this heartland farming town ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- St. Alphonsus Parish on Chicago's North Side held a Mass in honor of the Black Christ of Esquipulas on Sunday. Worshipers in Lakeview prayed and sang songs in observance of the feast ...
Guatemala City (AFP) – Thousands of motorcyclists on Saturday roared 140 miles across Guatemala in a rolling procession to venerate a religious crucifix, the Black Christ of Esquipulas. Thumping ...
"THE BLACK CHRIST" In the easternmost part of Guatemala, close to the border with Honduras and El Salvador lies the town of Esquipulas and its magnificent baroque basilica. Here, daily lives are ...
Legend has it that the Santuario de Chimayo - also called the Santuario de Nuestro Senor de Esquipulas - was built after a local friar performing penances saw a strange light burst from a hillside ...
On Aug. 7, the peal of church bells throughout Costa Rica heralded the news: The five Central American presidents had signed a peace agreement in Esquipulas, Guatemala, to put an end to civil wars in ...
With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to the Catholic church of this heartland farming town to celebrate their ...
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