Despite the popularity of pilgrimages to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, located in Wisconsin, the apparition was not officially approved for worship until 2023.
Emma Cieslik
Emma Cieslik is a religious scholar, museum worker, and writer based in the Washington, DC area.
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From the Black Madonna to Our Lady of Lourdes, we see Mary in our own image
Whether in the Middle Ages or a modern Marian renaissance, how Mary looks can reflect and affirm the people she appears to.