A do-over. Who has not wanted one, at times with no little desperation? We often allow little kids to try again. Hard to keep their spirits growing without a do-over. But becoming an adult means that ...

With Our Lady's Immaculate Conception, God was, even before Mary's birth, putting into motion his plan of salvation for the world, Pope Francis said Sunday. "Today we consider the beginning of this ...

Senators advanced a bill to mandate viewing a specific video in classrooms about conception, passed a bill allowing classroom discussions of theories of the universe’s origins that could include a ...

Pope Leo XIV gives his Angelus address for the feast of the Immaculate Conception in St. Peter’s Square Dec. 8, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope Leo XIV marked the traditional Marian ...

of the blessed virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for your son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, your son, You did preserve her from all stain, so too you would ...

Leo XIV recites the Angelus from the Apostolic Palace. ‘Let us express our joy, for the immaculate beauty of the Mother of God.’ Mary's “yes” is “wonderful” and can be emulated ‘in prayer and in ...