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‘Mary gardens’ bring Catholic piety to the garden
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn the 20th century, an engineer from Philadelphia encouraged others to create their own Mary gardens and established a company that sold seeds with...
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...
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 –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...