Any attempt to identify her as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary "should be completely avoided ... "at a decisive moment in history, when the Catholic faith was seriously threatened" and that ...

In June 1981, six children aged 10 to 16 claimed that the Virgin Mary appeared to them on a hilltop near the town.

Mary, perfect and holy, should be in a place of honor and veneration in our lives. But she also is our Mother, caring and ...

After decades, and controversy, the Vatican has authorized public worship at a shrine in Bosnia, where a once tranquil ...

That should not surprise us: Jesus was called a ... Bitti’s “Coronation of the Virgin” dates from the late 1500s. Note the year: clearly, the idea of Mary, Queen of Heaven, goes way ...

12, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary ... or Our Lady of Peace, ...

"Though still a virgin she carried ... both flesh and spirit....both of Mary and of God." St. Ignatius of Antioch, "Epistle To The Ephesians," c. 105 A.D. "[Jesus] became man by the Virgin so ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is providing its long-awaited assessment on one of the more contested aspects of Roman ...

The Church celebrates Mary’s birthday on September 8th. This feast day is exactly nine months after the Solemnity of the ...

‘The Virgin Mary and her rosary ... the Church know the real Jesus and do not automatically drop a vote for a political candidate simply because he says he is a Catholic or speaks at a Catholic ...

Every week my sons stand in the pew at Mass. Like stairsteps, all five in a row by age and height. Or like a motley crew, ...

A mosaic depicting the Virgin Mary dressed in the traditional Korean outfit of "hanbok" was unveiled in the Vatican Gardens ...