In an exploration of faith, history and storytelling, Judith M. Davis has published "Finding the Virgin Mary: Her Evolving Stories from Early Christianity to Modernity" (McFarland Publishing, 2024).

As one notes on the icon, Jesus rests on the left arm of Our Lady, his right arm slightly raised in blessing. In his left hand he holds a book; he appears to be looking up at his mother; Mary's gaze ...

For more than 45 years, the Knights of Columbus Pilgrim Icon Program has brought sacred images to Catholic parishes around ...

According to him, Mary is “mother of Jesus” the man but not “mother ... Today’s feast is represented in the 15th-century icon “The Nativity,” prayed by Andrei Rublev.

On Jan. 3, the Knights launched a new Pilgrim Icon of the Sacred Heart of Jesus program during a Holy Hour at St. Mary Church in New Haven, Connecticut. During the Holy Hour, an icon depicting the ...

Most Christians observe Christmas on December 25th.But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January 7th.For parishioners at the Serbian Orthodox Ch ...

Sir David Jason made a rare red-carpet appearance at the Cirque du Soleil Corteo premiere, shortly after the passing of his Only Fools and Horses co-star, Diane Langton ...

St. John Paul declared a special Marian year in 1987-1988 as a preparation for the Great Jubilee 2000, timed roughly to coincide with the 2,000th anniversary of when Mary herself would have been born.

The Lamb of Christ, found on an altar at Saint Patrick’s Basilica, represents Jesus’s devotion to guiding and leading the Christian people to salvation. In Ancient Greek and Roman pagan traditions, ...

Efforts focused on fulfilling the goal set by Congress in 1994 of making the holiday a “day on, not a day off.” ...

Black Madonna is a term used to describe images of the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus depicted with dark ... There are numerous examples of icons, paintings, and wooden statues of the Black ...

Efforts focused on fulfilling the goal set by Congress in 1994 of making the holiday a “day on, not a day off.” ...