Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

The death of Pope Francis shocked the nation Monday morning and hit southwest Detroit's Hispanic and Latino communities, who felt deeply connected.

Sigmund Freud published a rather extensive study on Leonardo da Vinci, his childhood, and the symbols present in his art. The ...

In Catholic tradition, Mary is seen as a symbol of God’s compassionate love ... "A world that looks to the future without a mother’s perspective is simply short-sighted. My grandmother Rosa ...

"He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with faithfulness, courage, and universal love, especially for the poorest and ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many c ...

I'm sorry," said Edward Escalante, who attended the service at Saint Mary's Cathedral ... She launched a campaign of a white rose as a symbol of peace. Kuhn spoke to us from her hotel room ...

She continued teaching at St. Mary’s and in 1944 became the ... “Come be My light,” made her a Missionary of Charity, a “mother to the poor,” a symbol of compassion to the world, and ...

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the queen mother. King George VI: His 12th great-grandfather was Henry Tudor, who became King Henry VII. George’s ties to Henry were through Henry’s daughter Mary. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ...

is indeed the Mother of God. This belief is an established truth, a dogma of the Catholic faith. St. Mary Major Basilica stands as an earthly symbol of that important reality.