The ruins of the former collegiate church of St. Mary in Walbeck an der Aller, founded after 941 by Count Lothar II as atonement for his involvement in a conspiracy against Otto I, are considered an ...

Learn more. I write regarding the May 18 article “Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary.” The Associated Press article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, about the Virgin Mary ...

Mary Major in Rome. That’s just three of a myriad Virgin Marys around the world, whose veneration is central to Catholics from the pope to the ordinary faithful. Even many of the less-than ...

Pope Leo XIV's recent public blessing and visit to Marian sites highlight the central role of Virgin Mary veneration in Catholicism. From the title of "Mother of God" to various apparitions and ...

Security video caught a person knocking the head off of a statue depicting the Virgin Mary early Thursday morning at a Wichita clinic that offers free healthcare to people who can’t afford it.

Mary Major in Rome. The image of Our Mother of Good Counsel is displayed in the Basilica of the Sanctuary in Genazzano, Italy, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) People pray in front ...

A 4 century BC Greek fresco bearing striking similarities to the traditional portrayals of the Virgin Mary has been discovered in Aigai, Greece. Image: An icon of Virgin Mary. Public Domain. A ...

Construction has begun on a 180-foot statue of the Virgin Mary in Konotopie, Poland. It’s believed that the project, once it is finished, will be the tallest religious structure of its kind ...