“Whoever loves lives, whoever hates dies,” the pope told pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 2, the feast of the Presentation ... 22-40), which recounts Mary and Joseph bringing ...

St. Brigid "Muire na nGael" ("Mary of the Irish") is less well known outside of Ireland, where she is held in high regard. Her feast day is February 1, which will be celebrated throughout Ireland ...

But that first night, after he went to confession at St. James ... us.” Mary’s dire prophecy came on a day in 1982 everyone expected to be especially happy: August 15, the Feast of Mary ...

The next day, the little group ... as one contemplates the modest home of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. We read in the hymn from Matins on the feast of the Holy Family: ‘It is pleasing to recall ...

By AC Wimmer Pope Francis highlighted Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal ...

The liturgical feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major is celebrated each year on the fifth of August. On that day, a beautiful custom is kept each year to commemorate the miraculous ...

On the day of the inauguration Jan. 20 ... Jesus calls his mother, Mary, “woman” as he speaks to her before changing the water into wine at the wedding feast. He calls Mary Magdalene “woman” at the ...

The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place not in Ireland but in America. "Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade ...

Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of ...

Mary Magdalene Jones, 94, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025, in a local health care facility. MaDea, a beloved nickname rooted in the sweet expression "Mother Dear”, was a ...