Archbishop Nelson Pérez has granted a dispensation from the holy day of obligation since it falls this year on Dec. 8, a ...

Catholics around the world — who are already observing the first week of the Advent season — mark the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Thursday, Dec. 8, a day that signifies the ...

491 Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware ... That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854: The most Blessed Virgin ...

the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, built in the 19th century, is quite the sight to behold. Previous travelers say you most certainly have to stop by this church in Old Mazatlán to see ...

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Dec. 8) is a holy day in the U.S. because it is under this title that the Mother of the Lord is our patroness -- it is now always ...

NEWBURYPORT — The New England Tenors will perform its annual holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. at Immaculate ...

St. Mary of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church has been a staple of the Edgefield County community for 166 years, so in order to help with the church’s restoration efforts it will hold a ...

A historic 19th-century church in the French town of Saint-Omer was damaged by a fire early morning, according to reports.

In proclaiming the Immaculate Conception of Mary as a dogma of the Church, the pope expressed precisely and clearly that Mary was conceived free from the stain of original sin. This privilege of ...