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There is much symbolism behind the popular medieval image of the Virgin Mary breastfeeding a saint.

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The prayer composed by Pope Pius XII was written after two World Wars and begs God for peace.

This papyrus contains the oldest Marian prayer known to date

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The history and the heart of the Solemnity of the Assumption

Why we should offer a two-fold prayer of thanks.

Bishop reminds faithful that Texas’ Marian apparitions are still unapproved

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Here’s why Mary is the secret for growing in faith

Hint: Have you considered her role in the first disciples' faith?

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How Fulton Sheen and a shipyard helped me explain the Virgin Mary to my teenager

August 15 is the Solemnity of the Assumption.

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