The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary ... She is the model of a total gift to God. Mary is the Mother of the Church This feast provides an opportunity to reflect on Mary's ...

Archbishop Ryan Jimenez stated in a letter that this year’s celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary will ... s annual Catholic feast in honor of ...

To offer them liturgical worship, he composed Masses and Offices in their honor and had the first Feast of the Holy ... society dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, at the Church of Our ...

The Immaculate Conception, a solemnity celebrated on December 8, is the patronal feast of the United States ... long-held belief of the Church that Mary was conceived free from original sin.

The bishops of Central America joined Pope Francis to offer prayers for Nicaragua on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December. Nicaraguans would traditionally celebrate their patronal ...

(CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters) On Dec. 10, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Loreto. Loreto refers to the Holy House of Loreto, in the house in which Mary was born, and where the ...

The feast was marked with a solemn procession taken through the streets featuring the revered statue of Our Lady and accompanied by a brass band. The mass of Panjim was celebrated by auxiliary bishop ...

since it is a major feast for devotees who venerate the Mother of Jesus. The dogma of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was conceived without original sin.

Thousands of people from various communities and religious faiths participated in the festival of Immaculate Conception of Mother Mary, popular as the Visakhapuri Mary Matha Feast, at the 156-year ...

Far from exalting Mary at the expense of her creator and redeemer, today’s feast insists that Mary ... from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty ...

Adam Cichoski for an enlightening and engaging discussion on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Together, they explore the rich history and theological significance of this beloved ...

Anna conceived by her husband and after nine months bore a daughter blessed by God and by all generations of men: the Most-holy Virgin Mary, the Theotokos. The Orthodox Church does not accept the ...