Given that Pope St. Paul VI had formally declared Mary to be “Mother of the Church” on Nov. 21, 1964, during Vatican II, a suitable development was an optional Mass for Mary under that title.

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The Vatican Museums have unveiled its newly restored Hall of Constantine, one of its Raphael Rooms, including two newly ...

In a way, we have rewritten the history of art,” explained Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums, during a ...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the ...

The “Mass for the Care of Creation,” inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, has prayers and Mass readings designed ...

Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary grew up particularly in the post-Tridentine era, promoted especially by St. John ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Scaffolding in a niche of the Vatican Museums’ Round Hall conceal from view the work of restorers who are removing centuries of grime from the largest known bronze statue ...

Object Details sculptor Unknown Notes Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993. Summary A small statue of the Virgin Mary, dressed in a belted robe and an embroidered cloak, stands with her ...

Object Details sculptor Unknown Notes Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Summary A figure of the Virgin Mary dressed in flowing robes, stands upon stylized clouds and a crescent moon. Both ...