Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei ...

May is Mary’s month. Let’s begin it this year by looking at her place in the classic Christian confessions of faith, the ...

Pope Leo XIV's recent public blessing and visit to Marian sites highlight the central role of Virgin Mary veneration in ...

Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei ...

There are “Black” Virgin Marys — dark-skinned paintings ... a close-up of the two faces with Jesus' fingers holding his mother’s neck. Mary looking at Jesus makes a theological point ...

She's either portrayed alone or, most often, holding the baby Jesus, as in the Genazzano 15th century painting, a close-up of the two faces with Jesus' fingers holding his mother's neck. Mary ...