Nor can we observe Advent without the Blessed Mother. “Among creatures, no one knows Christ better than Mary; no one can introduce us to a profound knowledge of his mystery better than his Mother,” ...

Was the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe that appeared on the cloak of Juan Diego in 1531 the work of the Michelangelo of ...

The feast day is celebrated on December 12 with processions, special Masses with mariachi music, and traditional dances.

Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has reminded the Catholic faithful who are facing uncertainties and difficulties to ...

Bernadette, The Musical” will have its American premiere Feb. 19 at the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture in Lake View ...

Father Stefano Cecchin, OFM, president of the Pontifical International Marian Academy, (PAMI by its Italian acronym), which reports directly to the Roman Curia, said in a recent interview that the ...

The first time I ever heard the full story of Our Lady of Guadalupe, I was taking an art history course in high school. One of the topics we covered in the class was art from Mexico, but only one ...

One reads the prize-winning author Rachel Cusk for perspectives rather than plots. Her recent novels do not even flesh out her characters. It is as if she were telling parables; too much detail would ...

Who is the visitor to purgatory that the souls there most long to see? Our Blessed Mother, of course. Our Lady does go there to help souls. Some saints have been shown or told this and they attest to ...

It’s easy to conceptualize the presentation of the Lord because we find it in Scripture. Luke’s Gospel tells of the Holy Family’s journey to the Temple when Jesus was 8 days old. According to Jewish ...

The restoration of an iconic 17th century statue of the Virgin Mary has sparked outrage among worshippers who claim it left her looking like she got 'botched plastic surgery'. La Macarena - a beloved ...