The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a major feast of the Church's calendar that can be celebrated in a variety of ways. For Catholics throughout the world, December 8 marks the solemnity of ...

Nine months before the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (8 September), the Church celebrates the Solemnity of ...

4, Great indeed is Our trust in Mary. The resplendent glory of her merits, far exceeding all the choirs of angels, elevates her to the very steps of the throne of God. Her foot has crushed the head of ...

The Church historically honored the Immaculate Conception eight days after the initial feast, on what is called the Octave Day. Throughout the Church's history, there have been a variety of liturgical ...

Catholics will observe the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8. What does this feast day celebrate? While the day does involve Jesus, the feast day is about Mary. Many people think ...

You can find today’s readings here. Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” (Luke 26:38) A blank sheet of paper. Every person I know panics ...

My grade school (which I’ve mentioned in previous Scripture reflections) had an Advent/Christmas concert of sorts called the Service of Lights. It began with one student singing “O Come, O Come, ...

In the past, the obligation to attend Mass on a transferred holy day of obligation was not transferred along with the feast day when it fell on a Monday. A firefighter in Rome pays tribute to the ...

In a Dec. 8 statement marking the feast of the Immaculate Conception, President Donald Trump called it "a Holy Day honoring the faith, humility, and love of Mary, mother of Jesus and one of the ...

CWN Editor's Note: Cardinal Blase Cupich has dispensed the Catholics of the Chicago archdiocese from the obligation to attend Mass on the feast of the Immaculate Conception, which will be celebrated ...

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Cubao in Quezon City was filled with devotees on Monday morning to celebrate its titular feast day. Bea Cuadra, ABS-CBN News MANILA — Faithful churchgoers ...