But the Virgin Mary received faith and joy when the angel Gabriel announced to her the glad tidings that the Spirit of the Lord would come upon her and the power of the Most High would overshadow ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November ... in the 11th century within the Byzantine Catholic Church. It was introduced into the Roman Catholic ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Still reeling from the unsolved theft of the cherished crown, St. John the Evangelist Church struggles to raise funds to ...

Gangs, drugs and public safety threats are ravaging Ecuador’s largest city and may push the president to seek help from the ...

AKITA--Just as suddenly as it started, a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary abruptly stopped shedding tears, leaving the sisters and nuns at a Catholic church here without an explanation. From the ...

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The famous statue of Our Lady of Fatima, venerated worldwide, will be in Rome on October 11-12, 2025 for the Jubilee of ...

Construction for the first shrine built to honor the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe started in ... saying that it is a must-see whether you are Catholic or not. Though Mass is held frequently (every ...

Catarina de San Juan’s life reads like an epic – and her extraordinary story is little known. Born in South Asia during the ...

The Mason family is saddened to announce that Irene Petrus Mason has died. She passed peacefully on Jan. 30, 2025, at the age ...