In preparation for its upcoming golden jubilee in 2024, the diocese has launched a three-year effort to prepare for the celebration. When Pope Pius IX declared the doctrine of the Immaculate ...

PHOTO ESSAY: Throughout the month of May, the Vatican Gardens is open to pilgrims from around the world for a special tour in honor of the Blessed Mother. A statue of Santa María la Antigua in the ...

The Order of Alhambra, local caravan Alhamar #4, hosted a Marian devotion rosary prayer service on Tuesday, Sept. 17, with music led by Ernie Pappa. The event was held at Christ the King Chapel on the ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 12, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – At a time when Latin American spirituality is shaping ...

During a visit to a Marian shrine in southern Italy this week, the Vatican Secretary of State issued a warning that Marian devotion must be safeguarded from mafia exploitation. Cardinal Pietro Parolin ...

Marian devotions have been an evolving part of Catholic Church history, spirituality and the faith of countless Catholics worldwide. Popular Marian veneration is expressed in simple acts that include ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After 40 years of studies, commissions and contradictions, the Vatican finally approved the spiritual devotion of the faithful at the Marian site at Medjugorje, in ...

Whatever conflict may exist between them, thousands of Dominicans and Haitians gather as one each year on Jan. 21 in Salvaleón de Higüey to celebrate Our Lady of Altagracia. The Cathedral Basilica of ...

My relationship with Mary, like that of many women, is complicated. Mary embodies some of my most deeply held values. As a young, poor woman from Galilee, she represents how God chose to enter into ...

St. John Paul II said of Mary: “This woman of faith, Mary of Nazareth, the Mother of God, has been given to us as a model in our pilgrimage of faith.” And yet, many of us may not have a personal ...

Order of Alhambra, local caravan Alhamar No. 4 hosted a Marian devotion rosary prayer service on Sept. 18 with vocals and guitar by Geraldine Molitoris, Sugarloaf. The event was held at Christ the ...