The purity and holiness of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a model for all Christians. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says of the Immaculate Conception of Mary: 490. To become the mother of the ...

Two masterpieces, centuries apart, reflect a theological insight centuries old: Mary was given not only to John, but to the ...

Mary was blessed by God as the mother of His Son and in her freedom from sin. The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception developed slowly through the centuries. Some divinely revealed truths take ...

COMMENTARY: Today’s feast is directly linked to the jubilee years of 1975 and 2000, making its observance this jubilee year a ...

Gaudeamus Omnes (‘Let us all rejoice’), a piece of plainsong celebrating the Blessed Virgin’s conception, and William Hawte’s Stella Celi (‘Star of Heaven’), both preceded Salve Regina (‘Hail Queen of ...

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In line with Pope Francis' formal announcement, the memorial of Mary, Mother of the ... as we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary. Receiving your Word in her Immaculate Heart, she was found worthy ...

The writing case, pen and inkwell used by St. Therese of Lisieux are seen with a facsimile of handwritten pages ...