Over the centuries, the Blessed Mother has been graced with a plethora of different titles. From left: Our Lady of Fatima; Our Lady of Lourdes; Our Lady of Guadalupe; Our Lady of the Rosary; Our Lady ...

St. Peter’s Square was illuminated by candlelight Saturday night as pilgrims prayed the rosary in a procession in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The rosary procession was part of a Vatican ...

On the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis venerated a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary located atop a tall column near Rome’s Spanish Steps. Pope Francis ...

An image of the Immaculate Conception depicting a crowned Mary is seen in the Chapel of the Choir in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) A Reflection for the ...

Here is further background on the day, including why it is important to the Catholic Church and traditional methods to celebrate the day. What does the Feast of the Assumption celebrate? How and where ...

The Catholic Church celebrates the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of Sept. 8, nine months after the Dec. 8 celebration of her immaculate conception as the child of Sts.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin celebrates the belief that at the end of her earthly life, Mary was "taken up body and soul into ...

When Emma Smith was a first-year student at Mount St. Mary’s University, she’d walk outside the library, gaze upward and see gold. The shining statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, approximately 26 feet ...

The Catholic Church celebrates the birth of the blessed virgin Mary on Sept. 8, nine months after the Dec. 8 celebration of her Immaculate Conception as the child of saints Joachim and Anne.