Since the Roman Calendar Reform of 1969, the Church observes Jan. 1 as the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This is not, ...

New Year’s Day Wünschung or “wishing” is an example of what anthropologists call “sympathetic magic.” Its practice is nigh ...

Marking the feast of Mary, Mother of God, and the start of 2025, Pope Francis renewed his appeal for a "firm commitment" to ...

For Catholics, New Year's Day isn't just the first day of the new year: It's a day of holy obligation.

Pope Francis called for the protection of life at New Year’s Day Mass on Wednesday, offering a seemingly anti-abortion ...

A plenary indulgence is remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven.

According to the Catholic Church's calendar of saints, January 1st is a day of joy, dedicated to Mary, Mother of God. On this ...

Pope Francis, in his New Year message, says: “Let us entrust this new year to Mary, Mother of God. May we learn, like her, to discover God’s greatness in the little things of life.” ...

With these words, St. Augustine emphasizes the greatness of Mary as mother of the eternal Son of God, and the infinite ...

His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, along with bishops and priests, presided over ...

The Mass also marked the Jubilee Year, launched on Christmas, with Francis noting that 'Mary is the door through which Christ ...

Netflix's new movie "Mary" tells the story of the life of the woman who would eventually become known as the Theotokos, the Blessed Mother ... entirely inhabited by God, there is no room within ...