For the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Pope Francis on Sunday venerated a statue of the Virgin Mary located in Rome's Piazza di Spagna, reciting a prayer he wrote for the occasion. "I ...

Pope Francis marked the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception with a spiritual journey across Rome on Sunday, beginning at the Basilica of St. Mary Major and continuing to the Spanish Steps — where ...

In homage to Mary in Piazza di Spagna, Pope Francis ideally brings the entire city of Rome and the world. He calls for an “immaculate heart” to love without" masks and ruses”. He asserts the certainty ...

At the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, New Jersey, June 14 was their first in-person Mass in 12 Sundays. Not only that, but they had their first in-person funeral, for a beloved ...

Pope Francis made an early-morning visit on Wednesday to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna. The Pope made the private visit shortly after 6am on Dec. 8, days after the ...

MATTOON — Immaculate Conception parishioners attended the “46th Annual Day of Prayer for Life” Wednesday, June 24, at St Francis Church in Teutopolis. The Effingham Area Right to Life invited all to ...

Andrew Bertrand earned Scouting's highest rank, Eagle Scout, at a court of honor held at the American Legion Hall recently. A Troop 311 Boy Scout, Bertrand's Scouting career has been influenced by ...

MATTOON — This cross on the lawn of Immaculate Conception Church is a call to prayer for the more than one million children’s lives lost every year from abortion in the U.S. Community encouraged to ...