A new book argues that the mother of Jesus was a powerhouse in her own right. Madonna and Child, c.1485 (oil on wood) by Giovanni Bellini, currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Happy Month of the Holy Rosary! The Holy Rosary is the solution. To what, you ask? To whatever problem you might have.

On September 8, millions of devotees joyously celebrated the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the “Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health,” known locally as the “Basilica of Annai ...

In Telford's Exotic Zoo, life found a way. A casque-headed iguana has given birth to eight babies at the Shropshire wildlife park – without any contact with a male, via a phenomenon called ...

The Catholic Church celebrates the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of Sept. 8, nine months after the Dec. 8 celebration of her immaculate conception as the child of Sts.

We, the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and our associates, feel compelled to respond to the terror and confusion being experienced by ...

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei. On his first papal trip, he went to the Sanctuary ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. On his first papal trip, Pope Leo XIV went to the ...

Approximately 470,000 pilgrims gathered in Fátima, Portugal, on May 12–13 to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The prevalent theme of the two-day event ...

A restoration of a beloved figure of the Virgin Mary causes an uproar. “The Macarena cannot be made up!” By Jason Horowitz In his personal, engaging new book, “Sorrowful Mysteries,” the novelist and ...