Stories retelling the birth of the Virgin Mary reveal that the Church was more forgiving of infertility than the general ...

By Francesca Merlo Saturday 31st of May marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. At 8pm Rome time, the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful ...

In Egypt I talked with devout Muslims who, because of their reverence for the Virgin Mary, had no qualms about visiting Christian churches and praying to her in church as well as mosque.

Legend has it that this fourth century church was built after the Virgin Mary appeared in a dream to an aristocrat, Giovanni, and to Pope Liberius, requesting a house of worship in her honor.