Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” saying love is the force that compels people ...

The liturgical feasts dedicated to the Mother of God and Marian prayer, such as the Rosary, an ‘epitome of the whole Gospel,' express this devotion to the Virgin Mary." 1 1. CCC, 971.

But Mary gained millions of new Catholic followers with the ... They had made a promise to the Virgin, and she had answered their prayer. In the basilica, behind the main altar, protected by ...

This brief paper will reflect these emphases in the light of Mary, mediatrix of grace, a title and function of Our Lady of current interest in the Church. It is a title and function which St. Thomas ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: “In prayer the Holy Spirit unites ... Jesus as much or as devotedly as the Blessed Virgin Mary. From the moment of her conception, she was prepared ...

AKITA--Just as suddenly as it started, a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary abruptly stopped shedding tears, leaving the sisters and nuns at a Catholic church here without an explanation. From the ...

Christians are called to follow Mary's example by responding to God's love with action, reaching out to others instead of ...

Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin ... can withstand your power. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to ...

Christians can be comfortable praying to Mary since she lives eternally as the handmaid of the Lord. She gives all praise to God.

We learn in Sacred Scripture that Saint Paul suffered from a nameless illness, perhaps malaria or a debilitating eye disorder ...

In this Sunday’s Gospel passage of the Wedding Feast at Cana, there is a theological portrait of both Mother Mary and prayer. Mary is the quintessential paragon of prayer. Not only does she ...

One of the first prayers that you and I learned as children was the Hail Mary, a prayer that some non-Catholics criticize for being directed to Mary rather than to God. Part of the problem is that ...