VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis highlighted “the beauty of Mary’s heart” in his Angelus address on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. The Pope said on Dec. 8 that the Blessed Virgin Mary’s ...

A Reflection for the Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary “The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth ...

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, ...

WITH December 8 declared a special non-working holiday, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released the pay rules for the celebration of the Feas ...

President Donald Trump honored the feast of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8, which appears to be the first time an American president formally recognized the Catholic holy day. The presidential ...

Pope Francis announced Friday that the Catholic Church will celebrate its first World Day of Children in May 2024. Speaking in his Angelus address on Dec. 8 to mark the Solemnity of the Immaculate ...

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a holy day of obligation for Roman Catholics and it commemorates the Virgin Mary being conceived free from original sin.

MANILA Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula will lead the Fiesta Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros on Monday. In a social media announcement, the ...

Filipinos should mark the feast day by looking to Mother Mary to intervene for victims of killings and forced disappearances A Marian procession of devotees dressed mostly in white parade around the ...

Pope Francis highlighted “the beauty of Mary’s heart” in his Angelus address on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. The pope said on Dec. 8 that the Blessed Virgin Mary’s encounter with the ...

December 8 is a special nonworking holiday in the Philippines, following a law signed by former president Rodrigo Duterte on December 28, 2017 ...