For most of my life, the Catholic Church was a steady presence. It was where I was baptized, where I received my first ...

Still, many remained unconvinced. “I see nothing,” one pilgrim remarked, while murmurs of disbelief rippled through the congregation. This is not the first time such claims have emerged during this ...

The month of May is commonly associated with devotions to the Virgin Mary - "The Queen of May". We celebrate by remembering tales of apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Ireland.

Iconic apparitions through the yearsV isions of Jesus and Mary are among the most popular ones when it comes to religious apparitions. Many of these have in fact shaped the history of Catholicism, and ...

Deeply rooted in humanity's history, the Blessed Virgin Mary has been making repeated visitations throughout the world, particularly in the latter part of the 20th century, to warn us that we are ...

The callous creep used a rock to desecrate the statue in front of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica at around 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, the Diocese of Brooklyn said.

The Vatican is providing its long-awaited assessment on one of the more contested aspects of Roman Catholicism in recent years: the reported “apparitions” of the Virgin Mary at an otherwise ...

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2024 / 06:00 am On Sept. 12, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

"The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary," by Giotto, in the Scrovegni Chapel Padua, Italy, c. 1305. (Wikipedia) Today the Church celebrates the birth of Mary, the mother of God. September 8 is nine ...

Around two weeks later, the DDF on July 5 issued rulings on two other alleged Marian apparitions, “Mary Mystical Rose” in Brescia, and “Our Lady of the rock” in Santa Domenica, Placanica.

The wild claims caused widespread controversy after pilgrims around Italy flocked to catch a glimpse of the statue's 'miracle ...

On June 25, 1981, in the tiny village of Medjugorje, located in Bosnia-Hercegovina, six Croatian children reported seeing an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Forty-three years later, Our Lady is ...