This relationship with the saints took a new turn as we moved our family to Maryland just after Mary Catherine was born.

The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more imaginative approaches to faith.

Whether you're religious or not, you know what a basic Nativity scene looks like -- Joseph and Mary kneeling by the manger of the baby Jesus, surrounded by shepherds, kings, and farm animals. However, ...

The power of creation is shared not with angels, but with mothers. Our current age frequently gives short shrift to the value ...

Famous for her heartfelt songs and smooth vocal style, Kathy Mattea is a country singer. She became popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s with hits like Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses and Where ...

The Bible says a lot about Jesus Christ, but the book never explicitly says when the Son of God was born. Though many Christians celebrate the Messiah's birthday on December 25th, experts agree he ...

As Mother’s Day approaches—or any time we pause to reflect on the role of mothers—it’s clear that the Bible holds a deep ...

The basilica contains the Salus Populi Romani, a celebrated oil painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, a favoured point of veneration in the church of Pope Francis. Pope Francis made more ...

After Mary became pregnant, her betrothed, Joseph, a carpenter, considered quietly leaving her until an angel came to him in a dream and told him not to. The birth of Jesus is mentioned in just ...

Mary Murphy at the Rochester Post Bulletin reports: “As Minnesota lawmakers have just under a month left to pass a budget, the House’s Health and Finance Policy Committee is hitting a ...

(MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR) A hole in a stained glass window of Mary and baby Jesus at St. Teresa of Calcutta in Mahanoy City, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. An incendiary device was detonated ...

Despite being a prolific draughtsman, fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo survive. But which were his greatest hits?