The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

It was in Rome, towards the end of the eighteenth century, one fine evening in May. A child of the poor gathered his companions around him and led them to a statue of Mary, before which a lamp was ...

Our Blessed Mother Mary desires to bring the peace of Jesus Christ her Son into all our hearts through her inestimable power of intercession with him.” Alongside the consecration effort ...

O Virgin most pure, wholly unspotted, O Mary, Mother of God, Queen of the universe ... my only desire being to love your divine Son, Jesus. Mary, none of your devout servants has ever perished ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A play about Emmett Till that features a local cast will soon take place at a university in Shreveport. Vincent Williams will direct “The Face of Emmett Till ...

A San Francisco drag queen group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a self-professed "order of queer and trans nuns," is sparking controversy in the days leading up to their annual ...

was dear to Francis because of his devotion to Mary, Mother of God. He prayed there before setting off on and returning from each overseas trip. "I've always had a great devotion to St. Mary Major ...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail till May 8 to convict Vikas Yadav, serving a 25-year jail term in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case, to meet his ailing mother.