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‘Mary gardens’ bring Catholic piety to the garden
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn the 20th century, an engineer from Philadelphia encouraged others to create their own Mary gardens and established a company that sold seeds with...
Ready to try an old approach to a New Year’s resolution? The story of Saint Ignatius may provide...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFor many, New Year's resolutions do not last more than a few days or weeks. A theologian writes how...
How St. Francis created the Nativity scene, with a miraculous event in 1223
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAround the Christmas season, it is common to see a display of the Nativity scene: a small manger...
New date, same traditions: Ukraine's wartime Christmas celebrations
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSingers in Lviv, Ukraine, before the traditional Christmas Stars Parade during Orthodox Christmas in...
Viva Guadalupe! Beyond Mexico, the Indigenous Virgin Mary is a powerful symbol of love and inclusion...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe famous apparition of the Virgin Mary has come to symbolize Mexico, but other groups –...
In Poland, church and state draw nearer, and some Catholic faithful rebel
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDominika Gala grew up going to Mass with her grandmother and attending Catholic school in Warsaw. A...
Maryland church celebrates heritage on ‘Caribbean Sabbath'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs worshippers entered the sanctuary of Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church, doorman Percy...
Advocates chronicle LA's Virgin of Guadalupe street art
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere’s nothing that Oscar Rodriguez Zapata enjoys more than going out for a drive to explore Los...
Prayers for ailing Benedict in retired pope's native Bavaria
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople in Pope Benedict XVI’s Bavarian homeland prayed Thursday for the retired pontiff, a favorite...