“Only through the prayers of our people, if we are close to Jesus and Mary, will we truly achieve independence.” The post On this remote isle, an icon of the Virgin Mary has endured the flames ...

The Pope will be buried in one of the four papal basilicas in Rome and one of the five patriarchal basilicas, out of his express wish and devotion to the Vi ...

2) Perpetual Virginity The expression perpetual virginity, ever-virgin, or simply "Mary the Virgin" refers primarily to the conception and birth of Jesus ... "eschatological icon of the Church ...

ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

May is Mary’s month. Let’s begin it this year by looking at her place in the classic Christian confessions of faith, the ...

Rome—The Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church ...

We are talking about the icon of the Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus, which is depicted only with a black outline ROME, May 17. /TASS/. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who met with Pope ...

St. Joseph, the beloved spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and earthly father of Jesus, is celebrated twice by the Catholic Church every year — first on March 19 for the feast of St. Joseph ...

ROME — “The Virgin ... the Marian icon is on display, because “in this chapel people must pray to the Lord, venerate Our Lady, not look at the tomb of a pope,” Cardinal Makrickas said. The late pope ...

Every time Pope Francis came back to Rome after a trip abroad, he made sure to pay a visit to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore.It was a fitting choice: Francis was particularly devoted to the Virgin ...