"Though still a virgin ... Mary, the Mother of God, and gives this account with reference to the very family and house of David." St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, "Four Homilies," c. 262 A.D. "It is our ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Son, help me and show me herein you are my Mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and ...

Of the many devotions Pope Francis promoted during his pontificate, perhaps none is better known than his devotion to Our ...

Understanding how Divine Mercy fulfills, rather than replaces, the Sacred Heart message.

Southern California Catholics will get a chance to honor the late Pope Francis Friday during a memorial Mass at the Cathedral ...

There’s still time to pay respects to Pope Francis in person. Here’s what last-minute travelers should know before and after ...

Southland Catholics will get a chance to honor the late Pope Francis on Friday during a memorial Mass at the Cathedral of Our ...

The Pope requested a "simple" tomb bearing only the inscription "Franciscus", according to his final testament.

Our Father. Praised be the Holy Spirit who revealed first to her his name of Holy Spirit. Amen. Hail Mary. Praised be the Holy Spirit by whose operation she was at once virgin and mother. Amen ...

Catholics across Southern California and around the world continue to mourn the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at 88 after battling pneumonia and bronchitis; his cause of death was ...