Each of these 11 titles reveals another facet of Mary, the Mother of Jesus — Theotokos, New Eve, Ark of the Covenant, Handmaid of the Lord. In the end, every Marian image points to the same radiant ...

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 ...

Salaam has urged the members of the Little Sisters of St. Francis who were making Perpetual Profession and others celebrating ...

It was in Rome, towards the end of the eighteenth century, one fine evening in May. A child of the poor gathered his companions around him and led them to a statue of Mary, before which a lamp was ...

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8, 2025 is a holy day of obligation -- remember to get to Mass! (OSV News) ...

One year after the reopening of Notre Dame de Paris, Marseille's Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde is preparing to celebrate ...

At an Advent retreat in Philadelphia, Sister Linda explores the “foolishness of hope” and God’s limitless love.

"O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of "Jingle Bells" and "White Christmas" in their local ...

Tehran Municipality inaugurated on Saturday a new metro station called Maryam-e Moqaddas — Persian for Holy Virgin Mary, ...

A quiet agro-town where just around 500,000 people live is situated 120km away from Minsk, in the Myadel District. All Catholic ...

The Executive Committee of the ASCEND Eucharistic Revival announced today that it has chosen Our Lady of Guadalupe – honored ...

Though John the Baptist is celebrated in June and August, it is during Advent that the liturgy amplifies his role as the ...