Mary was granted this extraordinary privilege because of Her unique role in history as the Mother of God ... required of all Christians to God’s Plan. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception ...

O Virgin most pure, wholly unspotted, O Mary, Mother of God, Queen of the universe, you are above all saints, the hope of the elect and the joy of all the blessed. It is you who have reconciled us ...

For centuries, pilgrims came to Assisi to walk in the footsteps of a saint who preached to birds, embraced poverty and ...

Preparations for popular, often daylong Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America — but not in ...

For the December solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, to whom Nicaraguans are particularly devout, Pope Francis wrote a letter exhorting them not to doubt God's "care and mercy." ...

A 4 c. BC Greek fresco bearing striking similarities to the traditional portrayals of the Virgin Mary has been discovered in ...

Children, families and the faithful everywhere are invited to follow Manchester Bishop Peter Libasci in a 33-day journey ...

Love is God’s only commandment. Love is God’s only dream for us. Love is God’s only self-description. In spite of the lengthy sermons that Jesus gives throughout John’s Gospel, he only once teaches ...

An ecclesiastical holy year is meant to have an influence, to give added meaning, to everything the Catholic Church does over ...

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