While Mary is the Theotokos (“God-bearer”), it is true that, apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may ascend to heaven (John 14:6 and St. Rose of Lima).

Pope Francis told pilgrims present at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday that the Blessed Virgin Mary does not focus on herself but on her son, Jesus. “Mary is always the ...

"The true and only mediator between us and Christ, indicated as such by Jesus himself, is the Holy Spirit," the pope said. And "Mary is one of the means the Holy Spirit uses to bring us to Jesus." ...

During the Second Vatican Council, discussions on Mary, Jesus’ mother, were very heated and manifested a great deal of disagreement among the gathered bishops. During the 19th century, devotion ...

Pope Francis is giving his blessing to a new Vatican think tank that is seeking to prevent the Mafia and organized crime groups from exploiting the image of the Virgin Mary for their own illicit ends.

Worcester, Mass., Aug 22, 2013 / 03:04 am. On the recent feast of the Assumption, a young U.S. woman became a novice with a traditional religious order after she saw their devotion to Mary and ...

For Francisca Palma, devotion to Mother Mary and praying the rosary every evening are both a family tradition and part of daily life. During October, the month dedicated to Mary and rosary in the ...

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French nun responsible for spreading the devotion of the Sacred Heart throughout the Western Church. 7 of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s most popular titles Sep 12, 2024 ...