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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fr. Tommy Conway of Hattiesburg recalled being in Rome shortly after the Pope Francis’ election in 2013. Conway said the man ...

Indian Catholic nun Eliswa Vakayil, known as a champion of women's rights, has moved closer to sainthood after Pope Francis published a decree authorizing her and five others to be declared blessed.