A new book argues that the mother of Jesus was a powerhouse in her own right. Madonna and Child, c.1485 (oil on wood) by Giovanni Bellini, currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Millions of faithful descend on Mexico City each year, at first by bike or by foot and then often crawling on their knees in honor, to behold Our Virgin of Guadalupe. Leonardo Batalla Barrios, a ...

When it comes to animation, Cartoon Network has quite a resume to pull from. As more and more animated originals hit the cable channel, some of its more classic series appear as though they might ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. There is no figure more central to Mexican religious, cultural and national identity than the Virgin of Guadalupe.

MIAMI (AP) — The exuberant celebration called “gritería” is especially poignant this year during the ongoing crackdowns on religion in Nicaragua as well as on immigrant communities in the United ...

“I mean, she had a beautiful mouth, but it was generous,” Van Dyke remembered Brian Anthony Hernandez joined PEOPLE as a writer-editor in 2023. He was promoted to a staff editor role in January 2025.

Dick Van Dyke and his wife, Arlene Silver, recalled the time Mary Tyler Moore asked him to redraw a caricature of her “She had a beautiful mouth, but it was generous,” he said Van Dyke, who will turn ...

Just before the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a mosaic of Our Lady of Sorrows, protectress of Slovakia, was inaugurated in the Vatican Gardens. Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, president of ...

Mary isn't typically worshiped in the Catholic faith, but she is clearly an important figure in the life of Jesus Christ. Still, even within the Catholic Church, the exact role of Mary is debated.

The document has raised questions in some sectors of the Church, although it is not the first time the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has ruled out proclaiming this as dogma. Michelangelo’s ...