Friday is the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. What does that mean? “We pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely ...

(The Conversation) — Mary has acquired popularity among celebrities of late. A religion scholar writes about how for nearly 2,000 years, the mother of Jesus has been viewed as an exemplar by ...

Jesus was born of a virgin named Mary, who is also called the 'Mother of God." Mary was young — no more than 16-years old. She was engaged and lived in a city of Galilee called Nazareth.

Dr. Mark Mirvalle, a professor of theology at Ave Maria University in Florida, explains why Mary, the mother of Jesus is an important figure during the Advent and Christmas seasons.

Even the first Latin antiphon — sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix: the Madonna who ‘covers,’ like a Mother, to whom Jesus entrusted us, all of us; but as a Mother, not as a ...

For Equihua, Mary’s appeal is partly sentimental. Of Mexican American heritage, Equihua identifies the Virgin of Guadalupe with home.

For religious Christians, Christmas is all about Jesus Christ. But his mother Mary was busy, too, giving birth. Over the centuries, Mary became one of the most popular figures of Christendom.

Years later, during an Aug. 24, 2021, catechesis, Pope Francis called Mary “the first disciple of Jesus” and reminded us that “Mary is there, praying for us, praying for those who do not pray.

Emilia Wadgymar hugs a nativity figure of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, in a video that her mother recorded. Little Emilia and her family pray often, and she is aware of religious figures and ...

Playwright Eleanor Burgess began writing “Galilee, 34” in 2019, the year she became a mother. “Something about being pregnant and giving birth made me think about how the Virgin Mary was a ...

Mary! Hello Virgin Mary. Hello, baby. Hello, Virgin Mary.” She kisses the cardboard cutout of Baby Jesus and then says, “I’m going to give her [Mary] a hug.” ...