Bishop David Ricken speaks today at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help during Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
The Catholic Church in the United States has extra reason to celebrate on this particular December 8 feast of the Immaculate Conception.
After a special morning Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help at Champion, Wis., Bishop David Ricken concluded two years of investigation by officially approving the authenticity of the Marian apparitions that took place on this site in 1859.
via Bishop Ricken: Why I Approved the Apparition | Daily News | NCRegister.com.
