E very December 9th, the Catholic Church commemorates Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, the humble Mexican farmer chosen to deliver the message of love from the Virgin of Guadalupe.On his special ...

More formally known as St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, he lived from 1474 to 1548. According to his biography on the Vatican web site, ...

The cloak worn by St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin was made from rough cactus materials from central Mexico, and it should have deteriorated after 15-30 years.. But this "tilma" remains intact, and ...

The cloak worn by St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin was made from rough cactus materials from central Mexico, and it should have deteriorated after 15-30 years. But this "tilma" remains intact, and ...

The cloak worn by St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin was made from rough cactus materials from central Mexico and it should have deteriorated after 15 to 30 years. But this “tilma” remains intact ...

The cloak worn by St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin was made from rough cactus materials from central Mexico, and it should have deteriorated after 15-30 years. But this "tilma" remains intact, and ...

(RNS) — In the year 1531, an indigenous Mexican peasant named Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin climbed Tepeyac hill, near what is now Mexico City. There, he had a series of apparitions of the Virgin ...

Juan Diego, who’s existence is as debated as is this story, also made his way there to seek solace for his own losses and worries. He was suffering, as were his people.

The Dec. 12 feast day commemorates the appearances in 1531 of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin on Tepeyac Hill, north of Mexico City. Juan Diego was canonized in 2002.

More formally known as St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, he lived from 1474 to 1548. According to the biography of him on the Vatican web site, ...

The cloak worn by St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin was made from rough cactus materials from central Mexico, and it should have deteriorated after 15-30 years.