Stories retelling the birth of the Virgin Mary reveal that the Church was more forgiving of infertility than the general ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful. Pope Leo XIV closed the first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of ...

The Memorare by St. Bernard of Clairvaux Remember, O most gracious virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to your protection, implored your help, and sought your intercession ...

The church's owner hopes the papal link can help efforts to save and reuse the parish buildings on the Far South Side.

The Memorare, a prayer attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, is one of the best prayers expressing our confidence in the Blessed Virgin Mary. Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never ...

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary ... Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. That’s just three of a myriad Virgin Marys around ...

So said St. Thérèse of Lisieux ... 4-year-old child with play clothes dirty and disordered. “But soon the Virgin Mary hastens around me. She quickly took off my dirty little apron, tied ...

The Black Madonna—a revered painting of a dark-skinned Virgin Mary and Child Jesus, said to be the work of St. Luke—is housed in this sanctuary. “The first time she appeared,” Anathalie ...

Religious sites in France aren’t just places of worship—they’re architectural and cultural icons, filled with centuries-old artistry and history. From grand cathedrals to intimate chapels, each site ...

Keywords: our lady of fatima fatima blessed virgin mary Thomas Griffin Thomas Griffin ... He is the author of Let Us Begin: Saint Francis’s Way of Becoming Like Christ and Renewing the World ...