Those entering the church couldn’t help but stop and stare. They were drawn to the beautiful statue of Mary, Mother of Fairest Love, her face so serene as she nestles the baby Jesus, her love flowing ...

Mother Mary is honored in many ways in this church. To either side of this scene appear large paintings of the Annunciation and Visitation in Old Masters style. Above, a colorful mural of the ...

Mary T. Smith (1905-1995), a sharecropper’s daughter who began making paintings in the 1970s, is one whose achievements the foundation has highlighted.

CNA Newsroom, Sep 15, 2022 / 00:26 am. Pope Francis on Thursday blessed an icon depicting Mary and the Child Jesus as native Kazakhs, entrusting the Church in Kazakhstan and all of Central Asia to ...