Many kids are excited about seeing Santa Claus during the Christmas season — while others become overwhelmed with happiness at the sight of “The Elf on the Shelf.” For two-year-old Emilia Wadgymar, ...

In 1998, during a pilgrimage to venerate the Holy Shroud in Turin, Italy, our pilgrimage also went to Milan. Among the sites we visited was the Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Bambina – the miraculous ...

We’re eager to ask whether it could have happened. We shouldn’t forget to ask what it means. For the last 100 years, conversation around the Virgin Birth has centered on whether it actually happened.

Researchers have uncovered new details of a hidden image buried within Leonardo da Vinci's painting "The Virgin of the Rocks." Back in 2005, imaging revealed the painting — which shows the virgin Mary ...

A caretaker seeing what appeared to be tears streaming from the eyes of a painting of the Virgin Mary has brought renewed attention to a historic Chicago church's struggle to survive. Athena ...

Every year on Sept. 12 since 1683, the Catholic Church has celebrated the feast of the Holy Name of Mary. A uniquely Catholic baby-name consulting service has suggestions for unique monikers for ...

A painting of the Virgin Mary at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, in the Belmont Central neighborhood appeared to be weeping on Sept. 8, 2019. For decades, believers throughout the Chicago area ...