The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful ...

Challenge today is to extricate the historical, fully human Mary from theological baggage heaped upon her over centuries ...

One Mary, a myriad titles According to the Gospel, Mary is the mother of Jesus — and the mystery of the incarnation of the ...

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

When Pope Leo XIV ended his first public blessing with a Hail Mary and made a pilgrimage to Marian shrines, he reaffirmed a ...

Pope Leo XIV's recent public blessing and visit to Marian sites highlight the central role of Virgin Mary veneration in ...

One Mary, a myriad titles According to the Gospel, Mary is the mother of Jesus ... Virgin Mary, including processions and festivals, are so central to Christianity, Falanga said. Different icons ...

According to the Gospel, Mary is the mother of Jesus — and the mystery ... and statues like Brazil’s much beloved Virgin of Aparecida. In rare icons, she’s represented pregnant or as an ...