The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

From the Gospel according to Luke. 2:34-35,51: Simon blessed them and said to Mary his mother: "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken ...

Jesus is dead. From his heart ... Under the Cross stand Mary, his Mother, the sister of his Mother, Mary, Mary Magdalen and the disciple whom he loved. A wealthy man, Joseph of Arimathea, appears ...

Even in the last years of his life, despite significant health problems, Pope Francis was seen in a wheelchair praying in ...

Because Easter fell on the same day on the Julian and Gregorian calendars, meaning Catholic and Orthodox were celebrating on ...

Pope Francis I will have a funeral service following the example set by most of his predecessors - but has requested to be ...

Leading his first Easter Sunday Mass as Washington’s new archbishop, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy said the Resurrection of ...

He also prayed the rosary often, demonstrating his profound devotion to Jesus’ Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary: “The Virgin Mary is the only woman in my life.” ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

This Holy Week, let's look back at the notable actressess who played Mary in their respective films and series.