The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Norfolk is photographed Feb. 17, 2023. St. Mary’s is a historically Black church and received a grant for preservation from the Nati… ...

Kristen Zeis / The Virginian-Pilot. The opening of a tunnel uncovered during construction at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday, December 11, 2019.

NORFOLK, Va. – The historic Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception is unveiling its recent $6.7 million makeover. The church, built in 1858, has been under renovations for about ...

The statue was dedicated on Dec. 8, 1857, three years after Pope Pius IX promulgated a decree defining the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Since 1953, it has been customary for popes ...

The statue of the Immaculate Conception, which sits atop a 12-meter (39.4-foot) high column, was dedicated on Dec. 8, 1857, shortly after the Church proclaimed the doctrine of Mary’s Immaculate ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, DC) has hosted 2 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2015 Ceremony. The ...

Jonathon Gruenke/Daily Press. Sandra Bickham, left, embraces Ronda Frazier following a prayer vigil at The Basilica of Saint Mary of Immaculate Conception in Norfolk Monday evening May 23, 2022.