The Sept. 12 feast of the Holy Name of Mary reminds us of its stirring history and, above all, the reason why her name is a most powerful prayer. José Madrazo, ‘The Immaculata’, c.

For Catholics, New Year's Day isn't just the first day of the new year: It's a day of holy obligation. January 1 marks the Solemnity of Mary, a day the honors the role of Mary as the Mother of God ...

Scenes from a CHSAA boys basketball game between St. Mary’s and host Holy Trinity on Friday, Feb. 10, 2022. Credit: James Escher Matt Doherty, famed college coach and Holy Trinity alumnus ...

Where is this “Holy Ring,” popularly known as the Santo Anello, and traditionally venerated as the one St. Joseph gave to Mary at their wedding? It is approximately 12 miles from Assisi in the ...

But Mary remains here. At Pentecost, as the Holy Spirit descends upon the church, only one woman is named, and she is honored by being the last person to be named. The woman is Mary.

In the second, the soul repeats the greeting and, in the name of all people, calls to holy Mary, whom we beg to look upon us with eyes of mercy and to love us with her son, Jesus. In the third ...

They all traveled hundreds of miles to step inside the Virgin Mary’s house, which is preserved inside a basilica in the small Italian town of Loreto. Catholic pilgrims have flocked to the Holy ...

Editor’s note: Pope Francis delivered this homily at Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 1, 2023, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God and the 54th World Day of Peace. Holy Mother of God!

Students started showing up at the Wanzek Center at St. Mary's Cathedral Tuesday morning, where the Rev. Ross Laframboise was among those greeting kids and parents. Holy Spirit School student Ryan ...

It is native to Mediterranean countries. Some people also call it Mary thistle and holy thistle. Some studies also show milk thistle may help people whose liver is damaged by industrial toxins ...