an icon believed to bestow miracles upon the faithful. Kibeho, a small town in southern Rwanda, is remembered as the place where the Virgin Mary appeared to three young girls and foretold of the ...

But the Virgin Mary received faith and joy when the angel Gabriel announced to her the glad tidings that the Spirit of the Lord would come upon her and the power of the Most High would overshadow ...

Icon painters often place the figure of Christ and the Virgin Mary in round or oval mandorlas in their moments of glory. Above: Image of Edessa, 12th century. Iconographic images are subject to ...

The Icon of the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos shows her on her deathbed surrounded by the Apostles. Christ is standing in the center looking at His mother. He is holding a small child ...

On All Souls Day, and every day, there is one visitor to purgatory that the souls there especially long to see.

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November 21st, commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in ...

The callous creep used a rock to desecrate the statue in front of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica at around 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, the Diocese of Brooklyn said.

Zacharias blessed her saying ... His arms are outstretched, ready to greet and receive the Virgin. Mary is shown as a small child, standing before Zacharias with her arms reaching up to him. In some ...

We are talking about the icon of the Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus, which is depicted only with a black outline ROME, May 17. /TASS/. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who met with Pope ...

Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Son, help me and show me herein you are my Mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and ...

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament serves as a mother church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, as well as an important piece of Sacramento's architectural and social history.

WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Immigration from around the world has transformed Worthington, bringing new businesses to emptying downtown storefronts as well as new worship and recreational spaces to this ...