The deceased pope will be dressed in his simple white cassock and red vestments, then placed in a simple wooden coffin. This ...

The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather ...

On the night of his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis told the assembled faithful from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that “tomorrow I wish to go and pray to the Madonna.” And so he did, ...

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

Understanding how Divine Mercy fulfills, rather than replaces, the Sacred Heart message.

The woman’s clothes are depicted as deep blue. The fresco’s composition and the poses of the figures bear a striking resemblance to later depictions of the Virgin Mary and infant Jesus. As was ...

His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, issued a congratulatory message on the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrated on April 7. His full message is provided below.

His Jesus was a man of moral principles ... A good example is her analysis of the virgin birth. It yields a less sanctified Mary, but by highlighting darker currents in the text perhaps obscured ...

Several interesting things happen in the Bible after Jesus’ resurrection. In one event, Jesus speaks to Mary Magdalene and says, “Don’t cling to me.” When she recognized Him, Mary must have reached ...

Born in 1842 in Melbourne, Australia, Mary Helen learnt to know and love ... to the Eucharistic Sacrifice and to Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. From childhood she had looked on the Blessed ...

Participants of all ages carried roses, rosaries and images of the Virgin Mary ... to carry Jesus Christ, the son of God, organizer Felicia Wong said. “We’re celebrating our blessed mother ...