Pilgrims have flocked to the Holy House of Loreto since the 14th century to stand inside the walls where tradition holds the Virgin Mary was born, raised, and greeted by the angel Gabriel.

Millions of faithful descend on Mexico City each year, at first by bike or by foot and then often crawling on their knees in ...

Had Mary and Joseph come to Louisville looking for a place to stay on the night Jesus was born, LMPD would have cited her for 'unlawful camping.' ...

On Dec. 8, 1854, the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary was solemnly defined and proclaimed by Pope Pius IX as follows: The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, ...

Eric Vanden Eykel does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Stewart Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity College, University of Divinity Belief in the virgin birth comes from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Their birth stories are different, but both ...