Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer Dec. 8 from the window of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. “The Lord has granted to Mary the ...

Jan. 1 marks more than the start of a new year — it is also the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and the World Day of Peace. The two celebrations are connected because, as St. Paul VI wrote in 1974, ...

For Catholics, New Year's Day isn't just the first day of the new year: It's a day of holy obligation. January 1 marks the Solemnity of Mary, a day the honors the role of Mary as the Mother of God, ...

A traditional flour-battle festival in Spain; a truck plows into a crowd in the French Quarter of New Orleans; fireworks burst over Albania on New Year’s Eve. See nine of the week’s most interesting ...

Who knows what will result from the promises we make? Does the couple who says, "I do," have any clue of the joy that awaits them, or what will test and deepen their love? These questions help us ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila on Saturday reminded the faithful that the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Dec. 8, Sunday, will be ...

On the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Francis invited the Catholic faithful — including the recently appointed metropolitan archbishops who received their blessed pallium today — to “open the ...

Next weekend will be wonderful for the local Catholic Church as well as the Universal Church. June 1, Bishop McManus will ordain new priests at St. Paul’s Cathedral for lifelong service to the people ...

If you are presiding at the liturgy on January 1, try this: Ask the assembly what we are celebrating today. Most people will look at you as if you just emerged from hibernation. Then, the person who ...

According to the Gospel, the first person to encounter the risen Christ is the female disciple Mary of Magdala, also known as Mary Magdalene. John recounts the amazing story in the Gospel passage ...

The Solemnity of Mary as the Mother of God concludes the octave of Christmas, or the eight days following Christ’s birth. Pope Francis offers Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God in St. Peter ...