ROME — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin ...

Pope Leo XIV's recent public blessing and visit to Marian sites highlight the central role of Virgin Mary veneration in ...

I write regarding the May 18 article “Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary.” The Associated Press article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, about the Virgin Mary, gave a good, generalized ...

Today’s mystery is depicted in art by Democrito Bernardo ... Bitti’s “Coronation of the Virgin” dates from the late 1500s. Note the year: clearly, the idea of Mary, Queen of Heaven ...

The Catholic diocese of Linz said in a statement that the Virgin Mary’s head was sawed off early ... Johann Hintermaier, episcopal vicar for education, art and culture, apologized to those ...

(Photo by Jess Mancini) PARKERSBURG — St. Margaret-Mary Catholic Church in Parkersburg acquired two pieces of art over the past ... in St Margaret Mary to the Virgin Mary. The St. Margaret ...

In his first public blessing as pope, Leo XIV concluded with a "Hail Mary," after commemorating the feast of Our Lady of Pompei. His first papal journey took him to the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful ...