The Black Madonna—a revered painting of a dark-skinned Virgin Mary and Child Jesus, said to be the work of St. Luke—is housed in this sanctuary. “The first time she appeared,” Anathalie ...

The Catholic Church celebrates every February 2nd, Candlemas Day, the presentation of Baby Jesus in the temple. On this day, ...

a non-profit organization called "Catholics for Choice" promoted its pro-abortion agenda by suggesting that the Virgin Mary could have aborted her child, Jesus. "This holiday season, remember that ...

The controversial item is an icon of Virgin Mary holding the Child Jesus, who is depicted only as a black outline. "It was supposed to symbolize the ‘loss’ of Ukrainian children in the ...

"Though still a virgin she carried ... both flesh and spirit....both of Mary and of God." St. Ignatius of Antioch, "Epistle To The Ephesians," c. 105 A.D. "[Jesus] became man by the Virgin so ...

Oyamatsu first created a 50-centimeter-tall “Virgin and Child” statue, showing St. Mary with Jesus Christ in her arms. He sent the statue to the pope, along with a letter carrying the carver ...