When Jack Nagel joined the Church of the Assumption of Our Blessed Lady in Wood-Ridge in 1971, he was immediately struck by the hospitable spirit of the Franciscan friars who had served the parish ...

Almost 500 years after the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe — whose feast the Church celebrates Dec. 12 — the image of Our Lady has become the subject of several popular myths and legends ...

Our Lady of the Rosary was formally dedicated on Nov. 15, 1925, with Los Angeles Bishop John Cantwell presiding. ... Behind the altar, the reredos, wood finished to resemble marble, ...

On Feb. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. In Lourdes, France, in 1858, 13-year-old Bernadette Soubirous was collecting pieces of wood as part of her daily chores ...