Visit the homepage for more information. – Brother John M. Samaha, S.M. The recent canonization of Saint Juan Diego elicited worldwide enthusiasm for the recognition of another Christlike lay person.

Every 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 ...

Visit the homepage for more information. – Brother John M. Samaha, S.M. Various news reports in the past have suggested that the tilma (mantle, cloak) of St. Juan Diego depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe ...

While greeting Spanish-speaking faithful during his weekly general audience Dec. 9, the pope marked the feast day of St. Juan Diego, “whom Our Lady of Guadalupe chose as her envoy.” ...

The Holy Father called the new saint "a simple, humble Indian" who accepted Christianity without giving up his identity as an Indian. "In praising the Indian Juan Diego, I want to express to all of ...

In 1531 a "Lady from Heaven" appeared to Saint Juan Diego, a poor Indian from Tepeyac, a hill northwest of Mexico City. She identified herself as the Mother of the True God and instructed him to ...