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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Religion and tradition: Knock, Ireland

Catholics pilgrims in Knock
Catholics pilgrims look to the sky as a man prays at shrine, where he claims he will witness a vision of the Virgin Mary. The first reported apparition of Mary at the site of Knock shrine was in 1879. This picture originally appeared in the Guardian on 12 May 2010
Illustration: Photograph: Julien Behal/ PA
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