The statue of Mary itself is to be 133.2-feet high, sitting atop a pedestal in the form of a 50-foot-high crown.

"Though still a virgin ... Mary, the Mother of God, and gives this account with reference to the very family and house of David." St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, "Four Homilies," c. 262 A.D. "It is our ...

The Archdiocese of Denver launched the public portion of its nine-year novena that will usher in the extraordinary Jubilee ...

This picturesque Italian seaside town, located right at the tip of Italy's heel, offers Maldive-like beaches without the need ...

The scars of ISIS still linger in Iraq, and the threat of extremism has not vanished. But hope has taken root in the ...

Blessed be the Holy and Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us. Mother, have mercy on us. Our Lady of Lourdes, heal us for the greater ...

Their role expanded in the 14th century to include the guardianship of the Tomb of the Blessed Virgin ... Our Lady at the Fourth Station of the Cross, marking the place where Jesus met His mother ...

Here is our list of all national and local holidays on Ibiza ... 10 August - Patron Saint's day in San Lorenzo 15 August - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Asunción de la Virgen); Patron Saint's ...

A show at the Louvre expands our understanding of the Florentine father of Western painting, who brought a revelatory ...

Guadeloupean artist Kelly Sinnapah Mary debuts new paintings and sculptures in "The Book of Violette" on view at James Cohan, ...