"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 ...
The Vatican has issued a decree recognizing the heroic virtues of Servant of God Luigina Sinapi, declaring her “venerable.” ...
Doctor of the Church relied on divine grace and the maternal care of the Virgin Mary to temper that vice and become a man of ...
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 ...
Maura Estrella could barely walk. But the 92-year-old woman from Barangay Zamora-Concepcion in Iloilo City did not allow her ...
After turning Charles VII's head in the 1440s, Agnès Sorel became his mistress and close advisor as well the era's great ...
The Catholic Church celebrates every February 2nd, Candlemas Day, the presentation of Baby Jesus in the temple. On this day, ...
The remarkable story of one of the most popular saints of the early Church The image of St. Agnes, a child clutching her lamb ...
They are religions which often clash today, but Islamic designs were hijacked by the Christian church in medieval times.
Today's feast marks the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple, 40 days after he was born. As the firstborn, he ...
Throughout the Mass this day, the prayers emphasize Simeon's words about Christ, the light of the nations.
The images of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ at the Allentown Art Museum ... communication is that depictions of the holy mother and child during this time period weren't art, but tools of ...