Roses: They are the quintessential “Mary flower,” in honor of her title as “Mystical Rose,” symbolizing her beauty and grace, ...

Allentown Bishop Alfred Schlert announced new clergy assignments Sunday in the diocese. The annual assignments are designed to meet the needs of the diocese’s 78 parishes, as well as needs at colleges ...

Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei ...

Prevost was born in 1955 in the south side Chicago neighborhood of Bronzeville and grew up in suburban Dolton, near St. Mary of the Assumption, where he attended Mass and elementary school.

The skull was found in the ossuary portion of the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. Gábor believes the skull belongs to Matthias Corvinus ...

The small Wexford village of Taghmon attracted national media coverage in 1971 when three young boys reported seeing an apparition of the Virgin Mary while playing in a local disused cemetery.

We are often accustomed to think about the Virginity and Assumption of Mary mainly in corporal terms. Many perhaps forget that Mary wanted to be a virgin and desired, through the virtue of hope ...

Getty Images Share To people who grew up in the old St. Mary of the Assumption parish on 137th Street, it’s no surprise that one of their own, Cardinal Robert Prevost, will be part of the ...

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. May devotions to the ...

But many listeners -- given the hymn-like organ chords in the tune -- instead assumed a reference to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Indeed, "in times of trouble" it's only natural for Catholics to resort to ...

Mary J. Blige is facing a $5 million lawsuit over claims she purposely derailed rapper Vado’s career after signing him to her label. Source: Johnny Nunez / Rich Polk / Amy Sussman The “Not Gon’ Cry” ...

A demolition ceremony was held Monday for the Old English Village at the Queen Mary, where officials said the teardown would pave the way for a safer, more vibrant area near the historic vessel.