That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854: "The most Blessed Virgin ... Mary, if truly sinless, would not need a Savior. Yet in her ...

The Rosary of the Virgin Mary, which gradually took form ... How many graces have I received in these years from the Blessed Virgin through the Rosary: Magnificat anima mea Dominum!

Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. At choral Evensong most of the ...

They were used by Jesus, and have always been at the heart of the Church's daily prayer. The canticles Magnificat (Luke 1: 46–55) and Nunc dimittis (Luke 2: 29–32) reflect two responses to the ...

April 6 at 11 a.m. The mission of the Presentation Sisters — officially known as the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary — is to help the poor and needy around the world.

Provided by Farpoint Development Share In a Hail Mary attempt to keep the Bears in Chicago, developers of the old Michael Reese Hospital site are going public with their dazzling plan to build a ...

Picture: Martin Ollman Both Qantas and Virgin have opposed the Coalition’s “pay on delay” proposal but are supportive of an ombuds scheme and charter of rights, which do not force airlines ...

“We’re blessed to be in this opportunity to be ranked as high as we are,” said sophomore guard Hannah Hidalgo. “We’re not really worried about the seeding or where we’re going.” ...

On Saturday, Henning said Mass at St. Mary of the Nativity parish in Scituate, where he also blessed shamrocks, the statement said. On Sunday, he took part in the South Shore community’s St ...

Image Francis has asked to be buried in the Basilica of St. Mary Major, a church dear to him and one he often visited to pray in front of an icon of the Virgin Mary.Credit...James Hill for The New ...

It was the destination of a pilgrimage dedicated to the Virgin Mary, among the most popular in all medieval Western Christianity. Because of the unity of its architecture and decoration, the result of ...