In proclaiming the Immaculate Conception of Mary as a dogma of the Church, the pope expressed ... personal sin her whole life long. The National Shrine in the US Mary is honored at the Basilica ...

A file photo shows spring flowers blooming outside the basilica. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) (OSV News) — The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, the nation’s ...

The U.S. bishops designated the basilica as a special pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in ...

The Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl greets a young worshiper during Christmas Mass held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Christmas Day ...

Valencia Camp, the National Shrine’s Director of Special Events, says about 30 volunteers served inside the church, while ...

It is one of the most important Marian feasts celebrated in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church celebrated ... the feast of the Immaculate Conception, was celebrated with Thousands of ...

The National Shrine is the largest Roman Catholic church in North America and is dedicated to the patroness of the United States — the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Immaculate Conception.

devotion to the Immaculate Conception is especially important. There is a movement — seemingly also with influence within the Church — that fails to appreciate the moral significance of purity ...

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. has been designated a special place of pilgrimage for Jubilee Year 2025 by the Administrative Committee of the ...

Emily Lyons, the historian at the Immaculate Conception Chapel in Kaskaskia, told CNA that the church’s founder, Marquette, had an “absolute devotion to the Immaculate Conception.” ...

the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, built in the 19th century, is quite the sight to behold. Previous travelers say you most certainly have to stop by this church in Old Mazatlán to see ...