Read more Virgin Mary stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13642/virgin-mary.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:46:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67523/omaha-man-swipes-virgin-mary-painting-for-abortion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Omaha man stole a painting of the Virgin Mary to pay for the abortion of his teenage rape victim, the Omaha World-Herald reports. Aurelio Vallecillo-Sanchez, 39, described by his attorney as "remorseful and ashamed," pleaded no contest yesterday to charges of theft and sexual assault and faces up to...http://www.newser.com/story/67523/omaha-man-swipes-virgin-mary-painting-for-abortion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 17:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57963/crowds-flip-for-mexican-restaurants-griddle-virgin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe faithful are flocking to a Mexican restaurant in California to see what some call a miracle: a griddle apparently imprinted with the Virgin Mary’s image, the Los Angeles Times reports. A cook first spotted it; “she started to cry” and stopped cleaning the griddle, said the restaurant’s manager. Viewers...http://www.newser.com/story/57963/crowds-flip-for-mexican-restaurants-griddle-virgin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 9:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54670/hillary-who-painted-it-monsignor-god.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton invoked a higher power on a recent diplomatic trip to Mexico City, the Catholic News Agency reports. Making a surprise detour to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the US secretary of state asked who painted a famous image that Catholics say was made by the Virgin...http://www.newser.com/story/54670/hillary-who-painted-it-monsignor-god.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 29 Mar 2009 17:21:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46106/time-to-give-joseph-his-due.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJesus, the Virgin Mary, and even the Three Kings come to mind at Christmastime, but rarely do Christians think of humble Joseph. James Martin, a Jesuit priest, writes in Slate that forgetting the man who raised Jesus—the reason for the season—is unfair. "It's time to take a fresh...http://www.newser.com/story/46106/time-to-give-joseph-his-due.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Dec 2008 20:30:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/8301/6-ark-nuns-excommunicated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSix Arkansas nuns have been booted from the Catholic Church for refusing to renounce the Army of Mary, a sect the Vatican deems heretical for its founder’s claim to be the reincarnation of the virgin. “We know we are doing the right thing,” said an 82-year-old nun. “We pray that...http://www.newser.com/story/8301/6-ark-nuns-excommunicated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Sep 2007 11:32:44 CDT