(OSV News) — Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas …
Marian Feast/Devotion
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Fatima statue to visit Rome during October 2025, in rare trip outside Portugal for the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God tells Christians not to be afraid because he is always close, accompanying the faithful throughout their lives and through all their challenges, Pope Francis said. …
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“Any child that’s lost, the parents are grieving, and they’re looking for a place to go to,” said Father Anthony Gramlich, vice rector of liturgy at the National Shrine of …
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It’s been the week of Mary here at OSV News — not only was the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception this week, but our coverage also included: You can read …
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(OSV News) — An image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is making its way from Mexico City to New York, accompanied by a living flame and bringing Mary to Mexican …
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PARIS (OSV News) — The list of miracles that have taken place at the French Marian shrine in Lourdes now includes, for the first time, an English-speaking soldier-patient. Archbishop Malcolm …
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(OSV News) — With D. J. Caruso’s new film “Mary” streaming on Netflix ahead of Christmas, two Marian scholars shared with OSV News some of the overall challenges of bringing …
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Faith, hope ‘work miracles,’ pope tells people of Nicaragua ahead of Immaculate Conception
by David Agrenby David AgrenBUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — In a moving letter, Pope Francis expressed his closeness with the people of Nicaragua as Central American bishops called for a day of prayer for …
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Q: Is Dec. 9 a day of obligation? Is this rule new? Is it just for America? (Rochester, New York) A: Normally Dec. 9 is not a holy day of …
