Opening the Holy Door at St. Mary Major, Cardinal Rolando Makrickas prayed that the world would entrust itself to Mary, "the ...

Opening the Holy Door of the oldest Marian shrine in the Western world, Cardinal Rolando Makrickas prayed that the world ...

The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary recalls the privilege according to which the Mother of God was preserved from all sin, including original sin, from the very first ...

AI reveals St. Joseph’s face in Raphael’s Madonna della Rosa was likely painted by someone else. The rest matches Raphael’s ...

The distinctive dong of an ancient bell accompanied the opening of the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major on Jan.

It is through this imagery that Mary is likened to Lady Grammar. Mary has many titles — Our Lady of the Immaculate ...

The solo exhibition of young painter Wu Shuang, titled "Flowers Bloom in Streets - Exhibition of Wu Shuang's Paintings," has recently opened at the Guan Shanyue Art Museum in Shenzhen, South China ...

Both Luke (chapters 1-2) and Matthew (chapters 1-2) record the extraordinary events surrounding the birth of Jesus. Mary is the most likely source for this information. Most scholars agree that Mary ...

"From manger scenes to postage stamps, from Christmas cards to Advent hymns, the image of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ makes its universal appearance during the Advent season ...

In his review, Pronechen cites several fictionalizations, including Mary's birth of Jesus. In the film, Mary is shown suffering from intense labor pains, as two midwives assist, but Catholics are ...