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.

At 10 am this morning in the Vatican Basilica, the Holy Father celebrated the Mass of the Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God in the Octave of Christmas and commemorated the 50th World Day of ...

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 ...

Vatican City, May 9, 2010 / 08:10 am. After noting the arrival of spring, the Holy Father remarked before Sunday's Regina Coeli that May is the Month of Mary.

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 ...

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 ...

When Mary says yes to bearing Christ, she is intruded upon by God, deeply wounded by the Holy Spirit, and brought into the deepest poverty by the preposterous words of an angel.

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.

Pencil Preaching for Monday, June 1, 2020 ...