The Basilica of St. Mary Major is one of the four major papal basilicas located in Rome and the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city. Its artistic splendor, architectural grandeur ...

The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather ...

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, led the Rosary on Wednesday, opening the liturgy ...

The programme, called The Virgin Mary and shown an hour before the 9pm watershed on BBC1 on Sunday, suggested that Jesus was conceived after his mother was raped by a soldier when she was 12 or 13.

Christianity proclaims that in Jesus, God was with us. And that is why the Virgin Birth is so important. This was no ordinary conception as Mary “was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit”.

Bishop Peter Libasci of Manchester, New Hampshire, holds a copy of ‘Child Consecration: To Jesus through Mary Following in the Spirit of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower.’ (photo: Diocese of ...

On April 7, the Armenian Church celebrates one of her greatest feasts – the Annunciation to St. Mary. In the Gospel of Luke we learn that the Angel Gabriel brings the good news to the Virgin about ...

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates one of its greatest feasts – the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary ... call His Name JESUS.” The Angel Gabriel further explains to Mary, “The ...

On those chilly, drizzly evenings, there's nothing quite as heartwarming as a simple beef stew, and Mary Berry's beef bourguignon is the epitome of comfort food made easy. The culinary icon has ...

His Jesus was a man of moral principles ... A good example is her analysis of the virgin birth. It yields a less sanctified Mary, but by highlighting darker currents in the text perhaps obscured ...