Mary McAleese is reported as saying the exclusion of women from ordination is based on “fake theology”. Ireland’s former President has formal qualifications in both civil and canon law but ...

After praying the “Regina Coeli” with visitors in St. Peter’s Square May 25, Pope Leo noted that the previous day was the feast of Mary Help of Christians, which Pope Benedict XVI had designated as ...

Even many of the less-than-devout know what it means to throw a Hail Mary. According to the Gospel ... s religious order — there are two popular prayer spots for mothers. One is a sculpture ...

The presence of Jesus is peaceful when walking through the doors of the new 24-hour adoration chapel at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church (OLMC) in Tempe, Ariz. Upon entering Divine Mercy ...

One that really got to me was I was praying with one resident and she said to me after we were done praying, ‘That’s the first Hail Mary I’ve ... say out loud the prayers of the rosary.” ...

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail ... prayers — including publicly for the pope — and why popular devotions to the Virgin Mary ...