Virgin Mary
There really is ‘something about Mary’
Pope says ruling on Medjugorje Virgin Mary ‘apparitions’ near
St. Louis archdiocese cancels speech by visionary who saw the Virigin Mary at Medjugorje
Can you question the Virgin Birth and still be a Christian?
Believers pray to ‘Our Lady of the Milk’ in this ancient Bethlehem spot where Mary nursed Jesus
Virgin Mary, queen of heaven and Western art, stars in exclusive D.C. exhibit
Barbie as the Virgin Mary? Ken as Jesus? Italian Catholics are not amused
Colm Toibin’s “Testament of Mary” brings Jesus’ mother down to earth
Did Isaiah really predict the Virgin birth?
(RNS) A new Catholic translation of the Bible tweaks an Old Testament text -- Isaiah 7:14 -- that many Christians consider a prophecy about Jesus’ birth. So, why did they alter a 2,745-year-old prophecy, and does it change what the church teaches about Jesus’ virgin birth? By Daniel Burke.
Christmas’ missing icon: Mary breastfeeding Jesus
(RNS) At its heartwarming core, Christmas is the story of a tender relationship between a new mother and her newborn child. Yet all the familiar images associated with the holy family are missing one obvious element: a breast-feeding infant. And therein lies a tale. By David Gibson.
Colm Toibin’s Virgin Mary is far from meek and mild
(RNS) The traditional Christmas image of the Virgin Mary -- silent, obedient, observant -- has cemented a potent ideal in the Western imagination. Now the masterful Irish writer Colm Toibin puts a jackhammer to the cozy, safe, Christmas-card version in "The Testament of Mary.'' By Karen Long.
Could an Alabama shrine become the next Catholic pilgrimage site?
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) Could a Virgin Mary statue under a pine tree in the middle of a cow pasture in rural Alabama one day become an officially recognized international pilgrimage site of the Roman Catholic Church? By Greg Garrison.
Visionary from Medjugorje says Virgin Mary is aware of economic crisis
STERRETT, Ala. (RNS) Marija Lunetti, one of six young peasants who claimed that the Virgin Mary began appearing to them in 1981 in Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, says the mother of Jesus is aware of the economic crisis in Europe. By Greg Garrison. About 650.
Vatican details rules on Virgin Mary sightings
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has published the rules used to judge alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary as more and more sightings gather widespread publicity before the church has been able to judge them. By Alessandro Speciale.