Hollywood icon Mel Gibson visited Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece, from June 27-29, 2025, to celebrate Vidovdan and ...

Hollywood icon Mel Gibson is reportedly in Greece for a spiritual retreat before filming begins for The Resurrection of ...

For most of my life, the Catholic Church was a steady presence. It was where I was baptized, where I received my first ...

The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals and traveled the world.

Seven men from the Diocese of Brooklyn were ordained by Bishop Robert Brennan at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect ...

At 100 years old, globetrotting Catholic priest Rev. James Kelly still bakes pies, enjoys opera and celebrates daily Mass.

A million people make wilderness pilgrimage to honour 13th-century Virgin Mary icon - The romería del Rocío has grown into one of world’s largest, most unique Catholic pilgrimages.

EL ROCIO, Spain (AP) — Their faces, hats and flamenco dresses caked in dust, hundreds of pilgrims gathered around an ox-driven carriage with their icon of the Virgin Mary after slogging ... But it’s ...

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 ...

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — The month of May is dedicated to Marian celebrations, so here’s a look at the history and traditions about Mary and why praying to her means so much to so many.

Hail Mary, full of grace: Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary By: Giovanna Dell'orto, The Associated Press Posted: 12:10 AM CDT Saturday, May. 17, 2025 Last Modified: 5:31 AM CDT ...