The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather than the Vatican is shining a spotlight on the 5th-century basilica dedicated ...

On the night of his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis told the assembled faithful from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that “tomorrow I wish to go and pray to the Madonna.” And so he did, ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and ...

Understanding how Divine Mercy fulfills, rather than replaces, the Sacred Heart message.

Jacqueline Kennedy really had a good bead on the Catholic Church. "The Church may have flaws," she once observed. "But she ...

First pope to be buried outside Vatican in over a century His resting place chosen due to his devotion to Mary Francis ...

This Holy Week, let's look back at the notable actressess who played Mary in their respective films and series.

Filipinos are known all over the world for their strong faith in God and for their deep love and reverence for our Holy Mother Mary, who we call Mama Mary. It is in the Filipinos’ destiny to be OFWs ...

When the idea sparked for The Chosen, creator Dallas Jenkins never expected it to become what the massive success it is today ...

Starting well before dawn in a tiny, dark chapel, the Orthodox Christian monk prays to the icon of the Virgin Mary that gives its ... as a brother and as an image of God,” Father Spyridon ...

Meghan Markle has revealed she had a 'huge medical scare' after giving birth as the first episode ... and I was like, 'Oh my God, how is this woman doing this? How is this woman putting on heels ...

Then we got introduced to Mary and we were like, ‘Oh my goodness, this is perfect.’ ... At the YMCA, because we have a faith here, we would say that that’s one of those God things that He ...