Editor’s note: Pope Francis delivered this homily at Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 1, 2023, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God and the 54th World Day of Peace.

Mary and these lovely holy women remind us to embrace our feminine genius because that is who we are. As John Paul II put it, “women acknowledge the person, because they see persons with their ...

I am a Roman Catholic, was born and raised in the Philippines and grew up having a statue of Most Holy Mother Mary in our home. Most Filipinos call her “Mama Mary.” We were taught from an ...

So, when Jesus addresses Mary as “woman,” he is being respectful. Buby said, Jesus is giving up everything, including his mother, before he returns to the Father, to the Trinity. But Mary remains here ...

The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated by Catholics each year on Aug. 15. The day celebrates the assumption of Mary's body and soul into heaven.

Mary, Mother of the Church. Gen 3:9, 15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14; John 19:25-34. ... repeated as the Holy Spirit filled the praying church on Pentecost. The reading from the fourth Gospel ...

"Mary meets us everywhere. Even in the place or in the moment that we do not find anyone, Our Lady, Mary, is there." ...

The majority of survey respondents cited their Marian devotions as having played an important role in the discernment and living of their call to religious life.

Filipinos are known all over the world for their strong faith in God and for their deep love and reverence for our Holy Mother Mary, who we call Mama Mary. It is in the Filipinos’ destiny to be ...

On Dec. 17, 1996, an image of the Virgin Mary appeared on the south side of a building in Clearwater, Florida. Thousands of people flocked to the site to pray, weep and snap photos.