Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are “Black” Virgin Marys — dark-skinned paintings and statues like Brazil’s much beloved Virgin of Aparecida. In rare icons ... Jesus’ fingers holding his mother’s neck. Mary ...

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 ...