There is something about the mother-child bond that holds even after death. This fact makes it easier to consider all the ...

For Catholics, New Year's Day isn't just the first day of the new year: It's a day of holy obligation. January 1 marks the Solemnity of Mary, a day the honors the role of Mary as the Mother of God ...

Pope Francis gives his blessing after reciting a prayer to Mary in front of the Marian statue near the Spanish ...

Since Mary has been given such a place in the body of believers, it is appropriate that we turn to her and ask for her ...

In the first part, the soul greets the Mother of God, invoking her mercy. In the second, the soul repeats the greeting and, in the name of all people, calls to holy Mary, whom we beg to look upon ...

We venerate the name of Mary because it belongs to her who is the Mother of God, the holiest of creatures, the Queen of heaven and earth, the Mother of Mercy. The object of the feast is the Holy ...

Pope Francis reads his homily during the Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Jan. 1, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen On the first ...

As Mary is the Mother of Christ, and Christ is head of the ... and to every prompting of the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary is the Church's model of faith and charity.

where Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas opened the Holy Door on Jan. 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. The Lithuanian cardinal, elevated to the College of Cardinals in December 2024, presided ...