The Sept. 12 feast of the Holy Name of Mary reminds us of its stirring history and, above all, the reason why her name is a most powerful prayer. José Madrazo, ‘The Immaculata’, c. 1800 (photo: Public ...

I’ve attended patriotic and homeschooling events with attendance, largely Protestant, where images of America’s Founding Fathers are revered. How would they have reacted to an image of the Blessed ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It was an alleged act of divinity that went viral after a church caretaker claims she noticed a Virgin Mary icon weeping days before the church was set to face bankruptcy court.

SAN DIMAS >> A man sighed as he stared in awe at the stained-glass window panel showing Mary, the mother of Jesus and the inspirational name for Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church. Her arms were ...

I first learned about the Seven Sorrows devotion through my obsession with art depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary. While I was used to the joyful image of the Mother and Child, I was mesmerized by its ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The fate of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church was in the hands of bankruptcy court Tuesday as they faced foreclosure. A judge approved the sale of the church for $2.5 million to ...

A trip to Centerville yields the unexpected. William Joseph Chaminade, a Marianist Family co-founder, liked to visit a certain garden in Bordeaux. There he would go to a statue of Mary with her foot ...

In his History of the Reformation in Scotland, John Knox described an incident from his early life as a Protestant. Having been delivered from "the puddle of papistry," as he called it, he was taken ...

CHICAGO -- It was an alleged act of divinity that went viral after a church caretaker claims she noticed a Virgin Mary icon weeping days before the church was set to face bankruptcy court. Although a ...