My grade school (which I’ve mentioned in previous Scripture reflections) had an Advent/Christmas concert of sorts called the Service of Lights. It began with one student singing “O Come, O Come, ...

On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to imitate Mary's deep trust and openness to God when faced with serious problems. "Today we look at the beauty of Our ...

Filipinos should mark the feast day by looking to Mother Mary to intervene for victims of killings and forced disappearances A Marian procession of devotees dressed mostly in white parade around the ...

ROUNDTABLE: The Register speaks with Bill McCormick, Jenny Kraska and Joe Capizzi on patriotism, Americanism and the significance of the United States’ patroness on her feast day. The Basilica of the ...

ROME — For two years running, the Vatican has canceled Pope Francis' public ceremony in Rome's Piazza di Spagna to mark the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in order to avoid crowds during the COVID ...

Preaching today at his installation as the ninth Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Most Rev. Bernard Longley reflected on his new position and today's Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the ...

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the Chapel of the Nativity Scene at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome Dec. 8, 2002, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The pope also prayed in front of the ...

No one has ever been better prepared for Christmas than the Blessed Mother. Despite the stress of needing to travel by donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, a four- to six-day journey over rough terrain ...

Pope Francis leads a prayer service at a Marian statue overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8, 2019, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen VATICAN CITY — Mary ...

The 8th of December is Italy’s Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a nationwide public holiday that quietly kicks off the Christmas season. Schools and public offices close, public transport runs on a ...

The crowd watches as Pope Francis leads the Angelus from his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Dec. 8, 2020, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The banner in Italian says: “The ...