Christians can be comfortable praying to Mary since she lives eternally as the handmaid of the Lord. She gives all praise to God.

On the Cross, Buby said, Jesus is giving up everything, including his mother, before he returns to the Father, to the Trinity. But Mary remains here. At Pentecost, as the Holy Spirit descends upon the ...

The fifth mystery is depicted in art by the 19th-century British pre-Raphaelite painter, William Holman Hunt. Most people ...

As for the Relf sisters, they received nothing. No damages, no financial compensation. Alabama offered nothing to those who ...

St. Elizabeth and St. Luke's may have closed, but their history can be preserved by those who lived it. Anyone can look up ...

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 ...

AKITA--Just as suddenly as it started, a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary abruptly stopped shedding tears, leaving the ...

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 ...

Mark and John refer to Jesus’ mother several times ... an angel announces her pregnancy to her in the Muslim holy book. But unlike in the Bible, Mary—Maryam—gives birth alone.

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

With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.

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 ...