On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into heaven. But while the feast day, a solemnity, is a relatively new one, ...

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

(RNS) — A new book, the fruit of 20 years of research, aims to unearth Mary’s real identity, which the author said has been lost amid centurieslong attempts to paint her as an ever-virgin, ...

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei. On his first papal trip, he went to the Sanctuary ...

The shrine at Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary is venerated as 'Our Lady of Lourdes,' following several apparitions reported in 1858. LandFoto/iStock / Getty Images Plus The Vatican recently ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. The Vatican has created a new ...

The document has raised questions in some sectors of the Church, although it is not the first time the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has ruled out proclaiming this as dogma.

This is the interior of All Saints Church on Willow Street in Plymouth, formerly Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The ceiling was painted by Antonio Severino Fadini, who was born in Brescia, Italy ...

Twenty-seven years ago today, a rainbow-tinged image of what appeared to be the Virgin Mary covered the side of a financial building in Clearwater, Florida. She showed up on Dec. 17, 1996, just days ...

Associate Professor of History and Asian Languages and Culture, University of Michigan The Vatican recently announced its plan to set up an “observatory” at one of its several academic institutions, ...