IN THE NEWS: Life-sized statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe to visit shrine in Champion
A life-sized statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe will visit The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion next month as part of a worldwide tour. The traveling Madre Peregrina (or “Pilgrim Mother”) sculpture – an image of the Virgin Mary – will be at the Catholic shrine March 6-11. It comes from the the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, which is hosting the five-year tour in preparation for the 500th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego in December 1531 on Tepeyac Hill in what is now Mexico City. A one-hour “pilgrim experience” will be offered multiple times each of the six days the tour is at The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, the first and only approved Marian apparition site in the United States. During each time
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PRESS RELEASE: Our Lady of Guadalupe Statue from Mexico Coming to National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion
FOR RELEASE Our Lady of Guadalupe Statue from Mexico Coming to National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion March 6 – March 11 event part of worldwide tour in preparation for 500th anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe CHAMPION, WISCONSIN – The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, the first and only approved Marian apparition site in the U.S., will host a life-sized, hyper-realistic statue known as the Pilgrim Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mar. 6 – Mar. 11, 2026. Visitors are invited to participate in Virgen Peregrina: Por la Paz y el Amor (Pilgrim Mother: For Peace and Love), a sacred and moving experience that brings the message of Tepeyac to those unable to visit the Basilica in Mexico City. The sculpture originates from the Basilica of Our Lady
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PRESS RELEASE: Annual Solemnity of Our Lady of Champion Oct. 7-9 Includes Peshtigo Fire and Belgian Life Presentations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2025 Annual Solemnity of Our Lady of Champion Oct. 7-9 Includes Peshtigo Fire and Belgian Life Presentations National Novena to Our Lady of Champion begins October 1 Our Lady of Champion Hymn debuts at Solemnity Mass GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – Thousands of pilgrims will celebrate the Annual Solemnity of Our Lady of Champion at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion Oct. 7-9. Catholics are encouraged to sign up at championshrine/novenas to receive the National Novena to Our Lady of Champion, which begins Oct. 1 and ends on Oct. 9, the established anniversary day of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s second and third apparitions to Belgian lay woman Adele Brice. "When Our Lady appeared to Adele, she instructed her to 'gather the children in this wild country and teach
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Meet Fr. Zachery Feldker CPM
Hello! My name is Fr. Zachery Feldker CPM and I am member of the Congregation of the Priests of Mercy or Fathers of Mercy who minister here at the National Shrine of our Lady of Champion. After being ordained to the priesthood on June 7, 2025 I am excited to have been assigned to the shrine as a chaplain for my first priestly assignment. This assignment is very special blessing for me not only because it is the place where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Adele Brice in 1859 but also because it is the place where I received my vocation. About ten years ago in early autumn of 2015, I arrived in the Diocese of Green Bay after graduating from Carthage College with a degree in biology. I had come to serve
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