But the Virgin Mary received faith and joy when the angel Gabriel announced to her the glad tidings that the Spirit of the Lord would come upon her and the power of the Most High would overshadow ...

It was to be known as Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church. Among its notable features are three identical “rose-wheel” windows – one over the main entry, and the ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary ... in the 11th century within the Byzantine Catholic Church. It was introduced into the Roman Catholic Church in the 15th century by ...

On August 22, the Roman ... Mary's Assumption into Heaven. The Queenship can be considered a prolongation of the celebration of the Assumption. The following is an excerpt from Servants of the ...

Roman Catholic youths guard a life-size figure in Kalwaria Pacławska, Poland. The Feast of the Assumption is a weeklong festival here. Praying for the Virgin Mary’s intercession and being ...

Catholics in Kansas drove a truckload of supplies more than 1,600 miles to LA to bring some relief to the faithful who have ...

Catholic families celebrate Candlemas Day by bringing the image of Baby Jesus to the church along with candles and rosemary.

During Mass on Sunday, Jan. 26, Archbishop Pérez visited the Delaware County parish to celebrate the sacrament of ...

During a Mass on Jan. 31, 2025 at St. Mary’s Church in Rockville, Sophie Durandal, a fifth grader at St. Mary’s School, ...

The day is celebrated in the Catholic tradition when St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, an early Franciscan missionary, saw an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary on his way to mass. When Diego saw ...

At the helm for the past 45 years, Sister Merris Larkin is helping her students succeed in countless ways, while making sure ...