May is a month to honor mothers. Mother’s Day falls on May 11 this year in the United States and Canada as the Catholic tradition continues of honoring, throughout the entire month, Mary, the mother ...

January 1st 2026That the first day of the New Year should be dedicated to Mary the Holy Mother of God, and on the Octave Day ...

As the ball drops and the champagne bottles pop, Catholics can easily find themselves in a post-Christmas rut, unsure of how to make the most out of a time which has become something of a secular ...

By beginning the year with this solemnity, the Church places time itself under the sign of gratitude, trust, and hope. Mary and the Church’s cry for peace January 1 also marks the World Day of Peace, ...

On Dec. 6, the film, Mary, will be released on Netflix, two days before the celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in the Catholic Church. The official synopsis of the movie states, ...

SAINTS & ART: Two masterpieces, centuries apart, reflect a theological insight centuries old: Mary was given not only to John, but to the entire Church. Rogier van der Weyden, “Christ on the Cross ...

Pope Francis reads his homily during the Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Jan. 1, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen On the first day ...