In early morning darkness, pope pays tribute to Immaculate Conception

ROME — An hour before sunrise, Pope Francis set a basket of white roses at the base of a statue of the Immaculate Conception in the center of Rome, praying Mary would help all who suffer. “While it was still night,” the Vatican press office said Dec. 8, the pope prayed to Mary, “asking her […]

O Mary, Conceived Without Sin, Pray for Us Who Have Recourse to Thee

Diego Velázquez, “Immaculate Conception,” 1618 ‘The Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things…’

Man Attacks DC Basilica’s Our Lady of Fatima Statue by Cutting Off Hands, Hammering Face

Courtesy of Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Security personnel reported damage to the Our Lady of Fatima statue located outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2021. In October, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) found 100 incidents of vandalism […]