Fact or fiction? 9 popular myths about Our Lady of Guadalupe

The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico. / Credit: David Ramos/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 12, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Almost 500 years after the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe — whose feast the Church celebrates Dec. 12 — the image of Our Lady has become the subject of several popular myths and legends, especially in Mexico, where she appeared. Father Eduardo Chávez, a priest of the Archdiocese of Mexico, was the postulator for Juan…