JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Hundreds of people of all religious persuasions are flocking to be blessed by a 17-year-old South African girl who claims to have had visions of the Virgin Mary ...

Stories about the Virgin Mary “have been told by more people, over more centuries, in more countries, and in more languages” than stories about “anyone else ever,” says Wendy Laura Belcher, professor ...

Presentation: Ladder of Heaven The Virgin Mary is the world’s most storied person. For two millennia, countless stories have been told about the miracles the Mother of Jesus Christ has performed for ...

Worship has been banned on a small rural hill in Burundi, where a woman claims to see the Virgin Mary on the same day of every month. The 23-year-old's claims of an apparition have become so widely ...

In Africa, the Virgin Mary is often depicted with dark skin. Elizondo said his group would like to see the restoration happen soon, but wants it done right. ...

Visualizing the Virgin Mary — an exhibition of illuminated manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles — shows how she was portrayed by artists in the Middle Ages, before ...

The US artist Theaster Gates explores the concept of the ‘Black Madonna’ in his latest exhibition, which celebrates images of powerful black women. Alastair Sooke finds out more.

Mary’s skin reflected their skin color, Mary’s hair signaled to the Aztecs that she was a virgin, and the black sash indicates pregnancy. There have been other extraordinary findings ...