In Naples, Rome and Jerusalem there are churches and chapels dedicated to a saint unknown to most of us and whose historical existence lacks actual evidence despite ample devotion among early ...

A new book argues that the mother of Jesus was a powerhouse in her own right. Madonna and Child, c.1485 (oil on wood) by Giovanni Bellini, currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

In a recent conversation, a friend and I chatted about our relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary. Growing up, she had placed Mary on a pedestal: perfect and holy, but untouchable and unrelatable.

We’re eager to ask whether it could have happened. We shouldn’t forget to ask what it means. For the last 100 years, conversation around the Virgin Birth has centered on whether it actually happened.