That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854: The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace ...

St. Nicholas - St. Mary Parish, which has maintained two historic church buildings on South Washington Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre ever since two parishes merged in October 2023, is closing one of ...

As St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception — the oldest Catholic Church in Wilkes-Barre — holds its final mass on Jan. 12, the cemetery in Hanover Township will continue to bear the same name.

Mary's Immaculate Conception is a special gift from God preserving ... In the same passage, St. Paul writes that "none is righteous, no, not one" [Romans 3:10]. Yet elsewhere Noah, Daniel, Job ...

“The Pilgrims of Hope is the image our Holy Father has invited us to reflect upon. We are to bring hope to the world. Our ...

The Immaculate Conception is the belief that Mary was born free from original sin. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated by Catholics on 8 December each year.

vandals toppled a statue of Mary holding the infant Jesus that stood outside St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Church, 1405 Fifth Ave., Altoona. Courtesy photo A stealthy act of vandalism has ...

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA - The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is usually celebrated by the Catholic Church on December 8. But for 2024, it will be ...

Now, Mary was "full of grace, the Lord is with" her, said the Angel Gabriel in the Dec. 9 Mass Gospel reading from St. Luke (Lk 1:26–38) for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.

Offset by canary-colored spires and Italian marble, the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, built in the 19th century, is quite the sight to behold. Previous travelers say you most certainly ...