The greeting of the angel Gabriel opens this prayer. It is God himself ... Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2676-2677 Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed are thou among ...

“‘Hail, full of grace,’” the pope began, quoting Luke 1:28. “With these words in the humble house of Nazareth, the Angel revealed to Mary the ... to the global Catholic community.

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy ... O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

The divine child cannot arrive without the Spirit-filled female body: the birth canal, the vagina, the vulva. The rose.

For most of us, New Year's Day means both celebrating what's ahead and learning from the year that's ending. For Catholics, ...

Elizabeth’s words from today’s Gospel are recited daily in the prayer of the rosary: “Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with you, blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of ...

The Virgin Mary introduced herself to St. Bernadette with the words: “I am the Immaculate ... iconic figure who is an object of veneration and prayer for millions of people around the world.

For the cross, we pray the Apostles' Creed; for the individual beads, the Our Father, and for the consecutive beads, the Hail Mary. After all of the beads have been covered, it is customary to say ...

Catholic archbishop in Australia has been ... testified that Wilson had told him he was telling lies, and to recite 10 Hail Mary prayers as punishment. Survivors of abuse said they had mixed ...

Fried said Sister Flavia, one of the school’s spiritual leaders, loved to bring different aspects of the Catholic faith to life for ... general intercessions, a prayer for Advent and the Hail Mary.

With Lee Cowan, we say a heartfelt "Hail and Farewell ... she could communicate through movement what poets do in words. "We just happen to be very blessed because we've been given the gift ...

Daniels' 52-yard Hail Mary pass to Noah Brown on the final play of Washington's 18-15 victory over the Chicago Bears in Week 8 sent both teams on opposite trajectories and stunned the NFL world.