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 ...

‘All generations will call me blessed': ‘The Church's devotion ... an ‘epitome of the whole Gospel,' express this devotion to the Virgin Mary." 1 1. CCC, 971. The internal quotes are from ...

The early Christians consistently recognized Mary as the New Eve, drawing a direct parallel between her obedience and Eve’s ...

In celebrating Lent and in every season of the liturgical year, it is good to recall the teaching of the Second Vatican ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Upon the heels of Mardi Gras revelry comes the Lenten Season with its local ...

Each of my grandmothers, maternal and paternal, was beautiful. Yes, physically. But that was such a small bit of their beauty ...

"The location of the monument to the Virgin Mary is not accidental, it will stand in close proximity to the existing Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Konotopia," said a press announcement ...

Gisella Cardia of Trevignano Romano, a town about 30 miles northwest of Rome, claimed to see apparitions of the Blessed ... Catholic Review. An Italian woman’s alleged visions of the Virgin Mary ...

Last year, the Catholic Church also formally dismissed the miracle claims. The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith upheld a report from the Diocese of Civita Castellana, which found ...

The bishops made the move as the Catholic Church celebrates the Jubilee Year of 2025. The year also marks the 50th anniversary of the CBCP pastoral letter on the Blessed Virgin Mary ...