Articles on this issue "mary"
Here is the text of the homily given today, feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, at the International Eucharistic Congress by Cardinal Robert Sarah, President of the Pontifical Council 'Cor …
read moreHere is the translation of the address given in the Vatican Gardens by Pope Benedict XVI at the conclusion of the procession commemorating the end of the Marian month of May. * * * Dear …
read moreBenedict XVI made a brief address at the conclusion of the month of May, which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The address was preceded by the traditional rosary procession inside the Vatican …
read moreThe French authorities consider Lourdes a symbolic place that could be the target of a terrorist attacks, which is why an anonymous bomb threat obliged them to evacuate 30,000 pilgrims on the …
read morePutting words in the mouth of the Virgin Mary and having them sponsored by the Vatican is no easy task, but scriptwriter Maria Pia Liotta says that reflecting on her own motherly heart made it …
read moreThe rosary is a school of Mary in which Christians can learn to let the lamp of faith shine brighter in their hearts, says Benedict XVI. The Pope said this Saturday evening at a gathering in …
read moreHere is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave Saturday evening during a gathering in St. Peter's Square marking the conclusion of May, the month dedicated to the Mary. * * * Dear …
read moreAs pilgrims celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Marian shrine at Lourdes, the Church has officially recognized a new pilgrimage site in France. On May 4th, Bishop Jean-Michel di Falco of …
read moreBy declaring Mary the Spiritual Mother of All Humanity, Benedict XVI wouldn't be saying anything new about her, only clarifying her role in salvation, says Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez. The …
read moreThe shrine of Fatima is becoming more and more a place to find the mercy of God, says the chaplain of the Marian pilgrimage site. Father Clemente Dotti said this to the Portuguese news agency …
read moreHere is a translation of the address Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Pope's secretary of state, gave Saturday during the recitation of the rosary with youth gathered at the Shrine of Our Lady …
read moreThe bishop of Lourdes says the pilgrimage site in his diocese is like a promise that never betrays. That's how Bishop Jacques Perrier of Tarbes et Lourdes described the spot on Feb. 10, eve of …
read moreOn the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Benedict XVI presented Mary as the guide toward peace. During his visit Saturday to the image of the Immaculate Conception in Rome's Piazza de …
read moreWith the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, the Catholic Church affirms that Mary, on account of a singular privilege bestowed by God and in view of the merits of Christ's death, was …
read moreBenedict XVI will grant the faithful a plenary indulgence for the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes. The Holy See published a decree of …
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