The Feast of the Immaculate Conception marks the day when Mary was conceived within Anne's womb. It is celebrated exactly nine months before the feast marking Mary's birth on September 8.

This feast always makes me think of St. Bernadette Soubirous. As you’ll remember, the Virgin Mary appeared to her in one of the last apparitions at Lourdes, and said, in the local patois, "I am ...

Eight years later, the pope declared the Immaculate Conception of Mary, that she was conceived without original sin, to be an article of faith. It became a holy day in the U.S. in 1885.

My Table Is Spread: The Feast of the Immaculate Conception probably began in the Eastern Church as a celebration of St. Anne, Mary's mother, a feast that is still kept in the East.

The Immaculate Conception is a sacred dogma of the Church. From the moment of her conception, Mary, by the merit of God, was free from all the stains of original sin. Pope Piux lX wrote a papal bull, ...

The Immaculate Conception "celebrates the belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, was prepared for her unique and special role as the Mother of God." (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe) ...

Vatican City, Dec 8, 2013 / 09:52 am On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis focused his Sunday Angelus message on the importance of Mary as a model for the Christian life.

Vatican City, Dec 8, 2018 / 08:43 am On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to imitate Mary's deep trust and openness to God when faced with serious problems.

The feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated Dec. 8, but Filipinos traditionally start the festivity on the first Sunday of December when hundreds of images of the Virgin Mary are paraded ...

Devotees flock to the Manila Cathedral in observance of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 2020. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA -- President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos ...

Last year I posted on the readings for The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, which caused a stir I did not expect when I argued that the biblical readings alone do not lead necessarily ...