Mary Archives

On Labor Day, pray for the meekness to accept ourselves

Sep 6, 2020

The celebration of Labor Day this weekend reminds us of the blessing of being able to work, as well as to receive the benefits of the work of others.

By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Pope asks prayers for the unemployed, for dialogue, peace

Aug 17, 2020

VATICAN CITY — Even while enjoying a summer break, people should not forget those who are suffering because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pope Francis said Aug. 16 after reciting the Angelus prayer with visitors in St. Peter’s Square. The pope’s call for prayers for those who have lost their jobs

By Cindy Wooden

Medjugorje message expresses Pope Francis’s ‘Marian Classic’

Aug 4, 2020

Pope Francis has a classically Latin American passion for the Madonna and for popular devotions to her that express the souls of so many cultures on his home continent.

By John L. Allen Jr.

On Mother’s Day, we should ponder Mary and her closeness to Jesus

May 10, 2020

As her adult children, we tried to list all the things mom usually does around the house, for our family, and within the extended family and broader community. As we were composing the list, we were shocked at how much mom gets done. Three adult children could barely cover what one older woman knocks out in a week.

By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Burkina Faso consecrated to Immaculate Heart of Mary amidst terrorist threats

Feb 9, 2020

Burkina Faso has been consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in a bid to stem the tide of jihadist attacks in the country and the rest of the Sahel region of Africa.

By Crux Staff

Pope calls idea of declaring Mary co-redemptrix ‘foolishness’

Dec 12, 2019

“She never wanted for herself something that was of her son,” Pope Francis said Thursday. “She never introduced herself as co-redemptrix. No. Disciple,” he said, meaning that Mary saw herself as a disciple of Jesus.

By Inés San Martín