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, ...

The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Norfolk is photographed Feb. 17, 2023. St. Mary’s is a historically Black church and received a grant for preservation from the National ...

In the Latin rite of the Catholic Church, Dec. 8 is the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, but this year it was moved to Monday the 9th to avoid a conflict with the Second Sunday of Advent.

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 ...

No one has ever been better prepared for Christmas than the Blessed Mother. Despite the stress of needing to travel by donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, a four- to six-day journey over rough terrain ...

Pope Benedict said on today's Feast of the Immaculate Conception that the day honoring Mary should give Christians “comfort” and remind them that God's mercy “is more powerful than evil.” On a cloudy ...

EVERETT — For 63 years, Immaculate Conception Church has been the center of Mary Jamieson’s spiritual and social life. Today, the church will honor Jamieson and more than 70 other church "pioneers" — ...

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception is a Norfolk icon. The white spire of the church bursts forth from the south end of the St. Paul’s neighborhood. Flanked by public housing, the building is from ...