Explore the significance of Mary Jan. 1 and its connection to the celebration of Jesus's birth and the veneration of Mary.

Every year, on the Orthodox feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, a monastery on a Greek island experiences a miracle – dozens of snakes come to 'venerate' an icon of Mary. In a phenomenon that has ...

The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrated Aug. 22 perfectly completes the octave of the Assumption. But it was not until 70 years ago that Pope Pius XII officially added this feast to the ...

Old statue of Virgin Mary with baby Jesus outside the Dominican Church in Colmar, Alsace, France. Photo by benedek, courtesy of iStock. A Reflection for the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed ...

Across the Catholic world, devotion to Mary takes on distinct local colors — icons, statues, titles and feast days that reveal how every culture has encountered the Mother of God. Here is a brief tour ...

On Marian feast days, we wear blue. I can’t stop myself from thinking this little phrase whenever I dress for one of the many feasts in the Catholic Church that are attributed to Mary. Blue is the ...