I pray thee, therefore, most loving Mother, who art the Seat of Wisdom, to bless my labors in thy loving-kindness. Moreover I promise with true affection and a willing spirit, ...

O most holy and pure virgin! O my mother! You who are the mother of my Lord, the queen of the world, the advocate and refuge of sinners! I, a most wretched sinner, now come to you.

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

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 ...

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

As of today, this council is recognized as authoritative by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and many Protestant denominations. The shared beliefs continue to provide a significant ...

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