But the Virgin Mary received faith and joy when the angel ... His advent by the spotless and God-bearing (theotokos) Mary in the way of birth and growth, and the manner of His life and ...

Maura Estrella could barely walk. But the 92-year-old woman from Barangay Zamora-Concepcion in Iloilo City did not allow her ...

Today's feast marks the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple, 40 days after he was born. As the firstborn, he ...

commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in Jerusalem. Before Mary's birth, her parents received a heavenly message that they would bear a child.

The carnation is one of January's birth flowers, ushering in the year with its slightly spicy scent and color variations.

Another Groundhog Day has come and gone. Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction of six more weeks of winter this year may not have ...

In the Polish village of Konotopa, near Toruń, the construction has begun of a Virgin Mary statue that will measure more than ...

After turning Charles VII's head in the 1440s, Agnès Sorel became his mistress and close advisor as well the era's great ...

From stunning art museums to breathtaking religious buildings, here are the things you need to see and do in Spain before you ...

A Spanish village has seen masked “devils” take to the streets as part of a traditional feast day. Every year in early ...

According to superstition, if Phil comes out of his burrow on Groundhog Day and sees his shadow, it will scare him enough ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...