“It’s not made any easier by the fact that the Gospel reading on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is the story of the Annunciation from the Gospel of Luke, that is, the time when the ...

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is the largest Roman ... the ten largest churches in the world. Here are 5 facts you should know about this incredible Catholic ...

Nope! As Cuomo – a good Italian Catholic boy – rightly points out, the Immaculate Conception has nothing to do with the birth of Jesus. It refers to the fact that Mary, his mother, was born ...

The Church is highlighting the fact that the purpose behind the Immaculate Conception was precisely to prepare Mary for this moment. To make her fiat — “May it be done to me according to your ...