PRESS RELEASE: Inspired by Pope Francis, Wisconsin’s Catholic Marian Shrines Offer Pilgrim Passport for 2025
FOR RELEASE March 20, 2025 Inspired by Pope Francis, Wisconsin’s Catholic Marian Shrines Offer Pilgrim Passport for 2025 The Holy Father emphasizes the Blessed Virgin Mary's role
READ FULL ARTICLEIN THE NEWS: 5 Marian Shrines to Visit in the United States (Aleteia)
As Advent approaches, many of the faithful are looking for ways to spiritually prepare for Christmas. Visiting a Marian shrine can be a meaningful way to do just that.
READ FULL ARTICLEIN THE NEWS: The Important and Timely Message of Our Lady of Champion (Rhode Island Catholic)
Many Catholics are not aware of the fact that there has been only one approved apparition of our Blessed Mother here in the United States since our country was
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IN THE NEWS: The story of Adele Brise, the seer of the only approved Marian apparition in the U.S. (Catholic News Agency)
In early June, the U.S. Catholic bishops voted unanimously to begin the process of officially declaring Adele Brise a saint. Brise, an immigrant from Belgium living in northern Wisconsin,
READ FULL ARTICLEIN THE NEWS: 5 Things to Know About Our Lady of Champion, the USA’s Only Approved Marian Apparition (Churchpop.com)
Champion, Wisconsin may seem like an unusual place for a Church-approved Marian Apparition site. Surrounded by farmlands, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion doesn’t have the grandeur of Lourdes
READ FULL ARTICLEIN THE NEWS: Our Lady of Champion Invites Women Into Spiritual Motherhood (Blessed Is She Blog)
“Go and fear nothing, I will help you . . . ” These are the last words our Blessed Mother shared with twenty-eight-year-old Adele Brise on October 9, 1859.
READ FULL ARTICLEIN THE NEWS: Documentary spotlights 3 bishops who brought Our Lady of Champion shrine to national attention (Catholic News Agency)
A new film called “Return to Our Lady of Champion” will premiere on EWTN on the day the national shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Champion celebrates the second
READ FULL ARTICLEIN THE NEWS: Saint of the Day: Our Lady of Champion (Aleteia)
Devotion to this Blessed Mother under the title of “Our Lady of Good Help” dates to three apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1859...
IN THE NEWS: Teaching for Salvation: How Our Lady of Champion Guides Families Today (National Catholic Register)
Dominican Sister Imelda Marie Shaw grew up believing, without a doubt, that Our Lady had appeared in Wisconsin in 1859. She also believes one of her ancestors was healed
READ FULL ARTICLEIN THE NEWS: Join 3 Bishops as They ‘Return to Our Lady of Champion’ on EWTN (National Catholic Register)
The film Return to Our Lady of Champion will premiere on EWTN the day the national shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Champion celebrates the second-annual Solemnity of Our Lady of
READ FULL ARTICLEIN THE NEWS: Our Lady of Champion Solemnity (SpiritualDirection.com)
I pilgrimaged to the grounds of Our Lady’s Shrine in Champion from Atlanta to ogle the sights and absorb the scents of Our Lady of Champion Shrine with the
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