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 ...

Lucas Lopez leads a traditional Guatemalan dance during Mass celebrating the feast day of the Black Christ of Esquipulas at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Worthington, Minnesota, Sunday, Jan. 12 ...

Thirteen days before the fatal fire, the Black Christ came to Bensonhurst. Or, to be exact, a reproduction of the 16th century Guatemalan crucifix known as El Cristo Negro was presented to the past… ...

Marimba musicians play at a religious procession honoring the Black Christ of Esquipulas the day before its feast day in Esquipulas Palo Gordo, in Guatemala's San Marcos department, Tuesday, Jan ...

The church of San Pedro de Aconchi, downstream on the Río Sonora from Huépac, has a Black Christ over the main altar. Although some local folks refer to it by its “proper” name of El Señor ...

St. Alphonsus Parish on Chicago's North Side held a Mass in honor of the Black Christ of Esquipulas on Sunday. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs South Suburbs NW Indiana ...

Lucas Lopez leads a traditional Guatemalan dance during Mass celebrating the feast day of the Black Christ of Esquipulas at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Worthington, Minnesota, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025.

WORTHINGTON, Minn., (AP) — With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to the Catholic church of this heartland ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn., (AP) — With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to the Catholic church of this heartland ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn., (AP) — With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to the Catholic church of this heartland ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn., (AP) — With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to the Catholic church of this heartland ...

“The Black Christ of Esquipulas has come taking planes and crossing borders like us,” said Lucas López. Fourteen years ago, he left San Marcos, one of Guatemala’s poorest regions, ...