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 ...

Hail Mary, full of grace: Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO The Associated Press,Updated May 17, 2025, 2:08 p.m.

Since the 19th century, May has been devoted to the Virgin Mary — though already in Greek and Roman times, goddesses of fertility were celebrated in this month of springtime blooming, she added.

The Virgin Mary statue would surpass other notable landmarks of faith worldwide. The Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands almost 100 feet tall, while Christ the King in Swiebodzin ...

A woman proclaimed a miracle when her Virgin Mary statue began to 'weep tears of blood.' Now, a new DNA analysis of the blood-stained cheeks has revealed a disturbing truth.

MANILA, Philippines — A statue of the Virgin Mary remained untouched after wildfires ravaged Los Angeles in the United States. According to a Fox News report, Haplin family's house was destroyed ...

A replica of the Virgin Mary statue is carried from Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois church to Notre-Dame cathedral during a procession, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ...

Happy Birthday to you, Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, my Mother, my Queen, and my sure Intercessor. *Ezeuka is a Parishioner of Seat of Wisdom Catholic Church, Ago Palace Way, Okota Lagos.

AUSTRIA An artwork in Linz Cathedral that depicted the Virgin Mary giving birth in graphic and provocative detail was destroyed by someone who presumably found it to be deliberately blasphemous ...

A sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus has been destroyed just days after it went on view at a cathedral in northern Austria and drew criticism from some Catholics, who ...