Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus, James D. Tabor demythologizes the "passive, nonsexual, nonpolitical" Mary, inviting us to ...

On Dec. 8, 1854, the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary was solemnly defined and proclaimed by Pope Pius IX as follows: The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, ...

Catholic and Orthodox Christians -- and a few Protestants, too -- will celebrate Tuesday the taking up of Jesus' mother from earth to heaven. The Western church refers to it as the Solemnity of the ...

For two thousand years, Mary—the mother of Jesus—has been honored in cathedrals, hymns, and paintings as the Virgin Mother of ...

Forty is a mystical number. I think of the 40 days Noah, his crew and his menagerie spent in the Ark during the flood; I ...

FILE – Pilgrims wait their turn to enter the Basilica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Dec. 12, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country converge on Mexico’s holy Roman Catholic ...

The Kevin Matthews Story” is a new documentary recounting Matthews’ true story of fame, brokenness, and finding redemption in ...

The image of Black Christ painted in 1968 has garnered worldwide acclaim and violent threats for St. Charles Lwanga, formerly ...

Many kids are excited about seeing Santa Claus during the Christmas season — while others become overwhelmed with happiness at the sight of “The Elf on the Shelf.” For two-year-old Emilia Wadgymar, ...