Catholic worshippers have for weeks flocked to Alba de Tormes, a town ringed by rolling pastures in western Spain where the ...

I write regarding the May 18 article “Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary.” The Associated Press article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, about the Virgin Mary, gave a good, generalized ...

Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei. On his first papal trip, he went to the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good ...

In many of the Marian Apparitions all over the world, the Blessed Virgin Mary often emphasized the importance of praying the rosary.

Former minister for justice and attorney general Michael McDowell is a man with a “fearsome devotion” to Ireland, former president of Ireland Mary McAleese has said. Launching The Definite ...

We Christians ... Mary Mother of the Church. On Feb. 11, 2018, Pope Francis highlighted the importance of this title by establishing the Obligatory Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church, for the ...

For many Christians, this sacred week marks the most meaningful days in the life of Jesus—from His entry into Jerusalem to His crucifixion and resurrection on Easter Sunday. Taking a spiritual ...

According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the widespread propagation of the devotion to Mary, Help of Christians in the Philippines began with the appointment of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Parañaque City has been elevated to the rank of minor basilica. According to the parish, Pope Francis has approved its ...

Traditionally, prayer ropes are found among Eastern Orthodox Christians and are still used by them today – though, like the rosary, some only see the rope as a religious item and fail to understand ...

This indeed came true and Corte then built the Church of Sheshan (since 1942, Basilica of Holy Mary, the Help of Christians) dedicated to Our Lady for her protection. Since then this Marian devotion ...

Mary grimaces as she says she has never seen so many condoms as there were in the manhole by her garden, and she recalls with disgust the rats which washed themselves in the pump meant to help stop ...