WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Basilica of Saint Mary has shared on its website a statement about why it served the St. Mary ...
When the Council of Ephesus defined Mary as Theotokos, the God-bearer, in 431 A.D., Pope Sixtus III (432-440) rebuilt and embellished the basilica. From the seventh century onward, it was referred to ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of parishioners from across the metro and greater Minnesota attended Christmas Day mass at the Basilica of Saint Mary. This was the 110th Christmas at the Basilica ...
As of 2024, All About Mary is no longer being updated with new content ... The Shrine of Our Lady of Vailankanni was elevated to a Basilica on November 3, 1962 by Pope John XXIII.
The pealing of a precious ancient bell marked a momentous beginning to the 2025 Jubilee Year at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, where Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas opened the Holy Door on Jan ...
the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Jan. 5 and the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Jan. 1. The Holy Doors serve as spiritual thresholds through which pilgrims pass, signifying their ...
The opening of the Holy Door in the atrium of the Lateran Basilica, the cathedral of Rome and 'mother of all churches,' precedes those that will take place at St. Mary Major on January 1st at 5:00 ...