Bernadette could have easily recanted her story of the beautiful woman at the grotto and led a peaceful life. She was, ...

But the Virgin Mary received faith and joy when the angel Gabriel announced to her the glad tidings that the Spirit of the Lord would come upon her and the power of the Most High would overshadow ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November ... in the 11th century within the Byzantine Catholic Church. It was introduced into the Roman Catholic ...

Roughly 100 Catholics from across the county paraded down Worth Avenue, singing hymns and reciting prayers in veneration of the Virgin Mary.

Shortly before the start of Lent, Jenny Gustainis completed her own Marian pilgrimage to sacred spaces across the Archdiocese ...

Far out in the South Pacific, there’s a tropical island called Bougainville. Its people are devoutly Catholic — with a twist. Many revere the Virgin Mary almost as much as her son, Jesus. Women are ...

Indian Catholic nun Eliswa Vakayil, known as a champion of women's rights, has moved closer to sainthood after Pope Francis published a decree authorizing her and five others to be declared blessed.

His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, issued a congratulatory message on the Annunciation of the Holy Mother ...

A legionary touches the Vexillum Legionis (Standard of the Legion) and re-consecrates herself to the Mother Mary during a ...

ROME: On April 12, Saturday afternoon, on the eve of Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week, Pope Francis visited the ...