Sunday, Jan. 1, is the Octave Day of Christmas, Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. Mass readings: Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21. This ...

In this month of the rosary, a night at the theater reminded me that time spent with the Blessed Mother is never redundant. We cannot say enough rosaries. The fullness of God’s grace bestowed upon her ...

" ‘All generations will call me blessed': ‘The Church's devotion to the Blessed Virgin is intrinsic to Christian worship.' The Church rightly honors ‘the Blessed Virgin with special devotion. From the ...

For Catholics, New Year's Day isn't just the first day of the new year: It's a day of holy obligation. January 1 marks the Solemnity of Mary, a day the honors the role of Mary as the Mother of God, ...

On July 29, scores of pilgrims come to the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Perugia, Italy, to see and venerate a sacred object. This relic is said to be the Blessed Virgin Mary’s wedding ring. (photo: Di ...

To himself be made by you. The lines are an apt expression of the manifold contradictions embodied in the Christian mythology of Mary. “Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea”, a new exhibition at the ...

Here is further background on the day, including why it is important to the Catholic Church and traditional methods to celebrate the day. What does the Feast of the Assumption celebrate? How and where ...

On the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Grotto of Massabielle near Lourdes, a daily Plenary Indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, ...