Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei ...

The Rosary of the Virgin Mary ... remains … a prayer of great significance, destined to bring forth a harvest of holiness,’ ...

105 A.D. "[Jesus] became man by the Virgin so that ... is he that is born in time here below of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God." St. Athanasius, "The Incarnation of the Word of God," c.

Challenge today is to extricate the historical, fully human Mary from theological baggage heaped upon her over centuries ...

The Texas House of Representatives has advanced a plan to erect an 8-foot pro-life statue on the Capitol grounds. It is the ...

Levine adds, “She can be the grieving mother, the young virgin, the goddess figure. Just as Jesus is the ideal man, Mary is the ideal woman.” During the Reformation (1517-1648), the idea of ...

An apparition of the Virgin Mary appeared on a dark night to be shining bright on a nearby granite rock. Cathy O'Mahony and her mother observed the statue of the Virgin Mary rocking on its heels ...

Pope Leo XIV's recent public blessing and visit to Marian sites highlight the central role of Virgin Mary veneration in ...

In his first public blessing as pope, Leo XIV concluded with a "Hail Mary," after commemorating the feast of Our Lady of Pompei. His first papal journey took him to the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics ... According to the Gospel, Mary is the mother of Jesus — and the mystery of the incarnation of the son of God through her is central ...

There are “Black” Virgin Marys — dark-skinned paintings ... two faces with Jesus’ fingers holding his mother’s neck. Mary looking at Jesus makes a theological point, too — inviting ...