On the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis venerated a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary located atop a tall column near Rome’s Spanish Steps. Pope ...

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic holiday celebrated worldwide. It commemorates the conception of Mary in her mother's womb; Catholics believe Mary was born without original ...

The Virgin Mary’s birthday falls on September 8, having been conceived in the womb of St. Anne exactly nine months before December 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. What the Catholic ...

"The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race ...

Begin with this Friday (the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus) and Saturday (the Optional Memorial of the ...

A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, ...

In 1858, when Mama Mary appeared to Bernadette of Lourdes, she said,"I am the Immaculate Conception." When Bernadette was declared a saint in 1933, the “Immaculate Conception was further ...

On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into heaven. But while the feast day, a solemnity, is a relatively new ...

THE Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary reminds us of a most basic and heartwarming truth about ourselves. It reminds us that like Mary, we are actually meant to be ...

In 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and stated: “The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila on Saturday reminded the faithful that the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Dec. 8, Sunday ...