And while the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is "centered on Mary," Stinson clarified that "like everything that the Catholic Church celebrates about our lady, at its heart it always leads ...

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Dec. 8) is a holy day in the U.S. because it is under this title that the Mother of the Lord is our patroness -- it is now always ...

So this is a fitting time to consider Our Lady as “Queen of All Saints” (because that is what she is and we hope to be) and ...

Mary’s “Let it be done to me according to Thy Word,” in response of the Angel Gabriel’s greeting is the response required of all Christians to God’s Plan. The Solemnity of the Immaculate ...

The solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, is the profession of the central article of Christianity that God has inscribed himself into human history — that in Jesus, who does not only bring ...

The Office of Divine Worship of the Archdiocese of Atlanta shared a recent clarification from the Vatican regarding observance of the Solemnity of the Immac ...

The Immaculate Conception, a solemnity celebrated on December 8 ... with finality the long-held belief of the Church that Mary was conceived free from original sin. In proclaiming the Immaculate ...

The Bishops’ Committee for Religious Freedom, an office of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), is encouraging ...

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries were presented with chasubles worn by Pope Benedict ...

The Roman Catholic Church celebrates the month of October as the rosary month. The Diocese of Bacolod honors Mary, the second patroness of the Diocese, every 2n ...