Conventual Franciscans said they will be present at a statue of the Immaculate Conception in the center of Rome to offer a "blessing from afar" to families who pass by on the feast day. Despite ...

President Donald Trump honored the feast of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8, which appears to be the first time an American president formally recognized the Catholic holy day. The presidential ...

Mary's Immaculate Conception offers a glimpse to the promised life for all Christians who open their hearts to God and his grace, Pope Francis said. Addressing pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on the ...

In a Dec. 8 statement marking the feast of the Immaculate Conception, President Donald Trump called it "a Holy Day honoring the faith, humility, and love of Mary, mother of Jesus and one of the ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps on the Dec. 8 feast day ...