Although defined as dogma (1854), the Immaculate Conception is one of those mysteries ... The dove stands for the Spirit who penetrates and unifies the Church. Here, the dove is a symbol of Mary ...

Recent visitors raved about the beautiful, immaculate church and grounds. Reviewers suggested enjoying the wood-fired bread made at the on-site bakery, which dates back to the 12th century.

REIGNING Fitzgibbon Cup champions Mary Immaculate College (MIC) have been knocked out of this year's competition after they were defeated 1-20 to 1-18 by DCU in Dublin on Wedensday evening.

In proclaiming the Immaculate Conception of Mary as a dogma of the Church, the pope expressed precisely and clearly that Mary was conceived free from the stain of original sin. This privilege of ...

Since then devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, has gradually grown more widespread in the Church, particularly since the apparitions at Fatima. The main difference between the devotions to ...

Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjívar, the principal celebrant for the bilingual liturgy, delivered his homily in ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida women's volleyball coach Mary Wise, who has the fourth-most wins in NCAA Division I history, announced her retirement Thursday. Wise, 65, formally stepped down after a ...

Ecclesia de Eucharistia Encyclical Letter by Pope John Paul on the "Eucharist in its relationship to the church." April 17, 2003 (Holy Thursday) Mary is treated in Paragraphs 4, 6, 7, 19, 53-58; in ...

Although romanticised as a Scottish heroine, Mary was brought up in the French court since she was five years old. The unexpected death of Mary’s husband, Francis II of France, left her with no role ...