Happy Birthday, Mary! Why Catholics Celebrate the Blessed Virgin’s Birthday
Every year on Sept. 8, Catholics around the world celebrate a birthday unlike almost any other on the Church calendar—the…
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‘Masculine’ Virgin Mary Image Sparks Catholic Outrage in Italy
A new depiction of the Blessed Virgin Mary created for Siena’s historic Palio horse race has ignited controversy among Catholics,…
What the Assumption of Mary Teaches Us About Heaven
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the Church’s most beautiful and hope-filled celebrations. At the end…
May Is the Month of Mary: A Time to Draw Closer to Our Blessed Mother
As spring unfolds in beauty and renewal, the Church invites the faithful into a deeply personal and spiritual tradition: honoring…
Mary, Mother of God: Where the Church Begins the Year
The Church opens the civil year not with resolutions, but with a name. On January 1, the Solemnity of Virgin…
Pope Leo XIV Points to St. Joseph as a Model for the Final Days of Advent
Pope Leo XIV invited Catholics to look to the quiet strength of St. Joseph as they enter the final days…
The 15 Promises of the Rosary
For centuries, the Rosary has been one of the most powerful devotions in the Catholic faith—a spiritual weapon, a source…
Crowned with Grace: Understanding the Queenship of Mary
When Catholics speak of Mary as “Queen,” we’re not simply borrowing a royal title to make her sound grander. The…
Pope Leo XIV Declares Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace on August 22
As wars continue to scar the Holy Land, Ukraine, and regions across the globe, Pope Leo XIV has issued a…
Entrusting Ourselves to Mary in Times of Uncertainty
In a recent issue of Piazza San Pietro, the monthly magazine of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV offered words…