Elenita de Jesús "is not the Virgin Mary," Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, wrote in the letter. Any attempt to identify her as Jesus Christ or the Virgin ...

Cora Louise Evans, who had visions of Jesus, the Virgin Mary and other Catholic saints in the 1950s, has moved closer to canonization as a saint.

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is a central figure in Christian belief. Her role in the incarnation-the birth of Jesus, considered both divine and human-is a cornerstone of Christian doctrine.

Lift me up not from Sara but from Mary, a virgin not only undefiled but a virgin whom grace had made inviolate, free of every stain of sin." St. Ambrose, "Commentary on Psalm 118," c. 387 A.D.

In an Aug. 1 letter addressed to the bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico, the prefect of the dicastery, Cardinal Víctor Fernández, confirmed that Elenita de Jesus “is not the Virgin Mary.” ...

Have you noticed the "June is devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus" billboards along I-71 in Cincinnati? Here's the story ...

Most say having a personal relationship with Jesus is essential to Catholic identity. Roughly half say this about Marian devotion and helping the poor, according to Pew Research Center.

I’m not so sure. First, Mary is sexualised. It’s right there in her name: The Virgin Mary.Virginity is inherently a sexual term – it invokes sex. It fetishises women and girls who haven’t ...

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 ...

Remembering tales of apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Ireland on the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception. Once a day of obligation, schools across Ireland would close on the feast day of the ...

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 ...