Two masterpieces, centuries apart, reflect a theological insight centuries old: Mary was given not only to John, but to the ...

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Turning to the First Communicants who would be receiving Jesus that day, he said this would be a day they would never forget.

Born in 1842 in Melbourne, Australia, Mary Helen learnt to know and love ... to the Eucharistic Sacrifice and to Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. From childhood she had looked on the Blessed ...

It’s also why the rosary is one of the most widely used prayers — including publicly for the pope — and why popular devotions to the Virgin Mary, including processions and festivals ...

Pope Leo XIV's recent public blessing and visit to Marian sites highlight the central role of Virgin Mary veneration in Catholicism. From the title of "Mother of God" to various apparitions and ...

That's just three of a myriad Virgin Marys around the world, whose veneration is central to Catholics from the pope to the ordinary faithful. Even many of the less-than-devout know what it means to ...

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking ... That’s just three of a myriad Virgin Marys around the world, whose ...

The image of Our Mother of Good Counsel is displayed in the Basilica of the Sanctuary in Genazzano, Italy, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ...