Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer Dec. 8 from the window of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. “The Lord has granted to Mary the ...

Pope Francis announced Friday that the Catholic Church will celebrate its first World Day of Children in May 2024. Speaking in his Angelus address on Dec. 8 to mark the solemnity of the Immaculate ...

In the Latin rite of the Catholic Church, Dec. 8 is the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, but this year it was moved to Monday the 9th to avoid a conflict with the Second Sunday of Advent.

Conventual Franciscans said they will be present at a statue of the Immaculate Conception in the center of Rome to offer a "blessing from afar" to families who pass by on the feast day. Despite ...

Students at Immaculate Conception Elementary School in Traverse City celebrated All Saints Day with a long-standing tradition. All Saints Day is a Catholic Holy Day of Obligation that celebrates the ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps on the Dec. 8 feast day ...