The 1969 Roman Calendar reform recovered Jan. 1 as the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This is among the oldest feasts associated with the Octave Day of Christmas and reaffirms a basic truth that ...

‘A sure way of remaining united to Christ, as branches to a vine,’ said Benedict XVI, ‘is to have recourse to the intercession of Mary.’ “Christ the True Vine,” Early 17th Century, Collegiate Church ...

Netflix's new movie "Mary" tells the story of the life of the woman who would eventually become known as the Theotokos, the Blessed Mother, the Queen of Heaven and more. The movie, directed by D.J.

"And he came to her and said, 'Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!'" This Bible verse is from the Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:28) — one of the three synoptic Gospels — and it's part of the story of ...

On New Year’s Day, Pope Francis encouraged people to place their lives under the protection of Mary, the Mother of God. “The new year begins under the sign of the Holy Mother of God, under the sign of ...

“It is superstition to think that the Virgin Mary has the role of holding back God’s wrath. Whoever thinks this way is not in ...

While praising devotion to Mary, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith firmly rejected moves to formally proclaim Mary as “co-redemptrix” or “co-mediatrix.” ...

"Happy New Year!" If you're from Denver, you not only might repeat that greeting through the month, but also leave your Christmas lights on until Jan. 22, the last day of the National Western Stock ...

"Happy New Year!" If you're from Denver, you not only might repeat that greeting through the month, but also leave your Christmas lights on until Jan. 22, the last day of the National Western Stock ...

The roots of the Scottish Christmas carol “Tàladh ar Slànaigheir,” Gaelic for “The Lullaby of Our Savior” lie too deep in Celtic Christianity to discern its origin, but the carol’s English words were ...

The life of the Christian is a life of prayer. When we pray, we do not pray alone. We are directing our prayer to God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and we make our prayers as members of the ...

As we make our way through May, the Church encourages us to draw closer to the Blessed Virgin Mary. She is the Mother of God and Mother of the Church. In every way, Mary shows herself to be the First ...