In 1998, during a pilgrimage to venerate the Holy Shroud in Turin, Italy, our pilgrimage also went to Milan. Among the sites we visited was the Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Bambina – the miraculous ...

This year the Catholic Church is living between two great Jubilees of St. Thomas Aquinas — the 750th of his death (1274) and the 800th of his birth (1225). His philosophical and theological works are ...

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 Dec. 9, Roman Catholics celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Catholics believe that in order to prepare Mary for becoming the mother of Christ, God allowed her to be the first woman ...

Just over two weeks before celebrating the birth of Jesus, Catholics will celebrate Thursday God enabling Jesus’ mother Mary to be conceived free of sin. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a ...

The high feast day of the Immaculate Conception is usually on the eighth of December. Every several years, however, the Second Sunday of Advent falls on the solemnity’s usual day, and so – showing the ...

On December 8, Catholics celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. This does not refer to Jesus' conception by the Virgin Mary but to the way Mary herself was conceived. In order to become the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary reminds individuals to strive to be in a state of grace and to be holy, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday. The vice ...

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception takes place on December 8, and is a day that celebrates the Virgin Mary during Advent, the season leading up to the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. The Virgin ...