There's a Catholic shrine in Holliston, Massachusetts that has a rosary so large it's actually made of boulders and chains.

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In 1863 Johann Schmitt (1825–1898) painted “Our Lady of Sorrows” for Mother of God (MOG) parish. The painting was probably located in the parish’s newly completed 1862 school. Top ...

Father Robert Billing, rector of the Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady, at Walsingham, Norfolk, was speaking after the election of Pope Leo XIV last week. "I think he is going to ...

James W. Pennebaker is the chair of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us (Bloomsbury Press, 2011). Explore HBR ...

The Vatican press office said he arrived at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano just after 4 p.m. local time. The shrine is famous for a small fresco of Mary holding the infant Jesus.