Pope Leo XIV prayed at the Basilica of St. Mary Major following the Mass where he took possession of the Basilica of St. John ...

Our Beacon of Hope" highlights the Blessed Virgin Mary’s role as a source of guidance and inspiration for the faithful," the cathedral said in a statement. This year is particularly significant ...

Our Beacon of Hope” highlights the Blessed Virgin Mary’s role as a source of guidance and inspiration for the faithful,” the cathedral said in a statement. This year is particularly ...

Pope Leo XIV, when he was bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, offered a special prayer of consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary before ... a special Mass in St. Mary’s Cathedral that was attended ...

St Mary’s Chapel, once owned by the Mission Sisters, and the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary–all of which form part of our past, present and future community.” Religious symbolism and ...

Stories retelling the birth of the Virgin Mary reveal that the Church was more forgiving of infertility than the general public during the Medieval era. At a time when societal attitudes often ...

Learn more. I write regarding the May 18 article “Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary.” The Associated Press article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, about the Virgin Mary ...

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 ...

St. Paul VI put that right with his revision of the calendar in 1969, moving the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to May 31, closing the Marian month and now falling between the ...