Carved from dark wood, the statue is an icon of Saint Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Had its supernatural story played out somewhere else ― such as Mexico, where a cloak bearing Mary’s ...

Jan. 13—GOSHEN — In an exploration of faith, history and storytelling, Judith M. Davis has published "Finding the Virgin Mary: Her Evolving Stories from Early Christianity to Modernity ...

The oldest title for Mary is precisely “mother of God,” or Theotokos in the original Greek. It was chosen after heated theological debate in the first centuries of Christianity.

This icon of the Virgin Mary of Persecuted Christians was painted by Syrian Melkite Greek Catholic Sister Souraya, who resides in Lebanon. The icon is inscribed “Mother of the Persecuted” in ...