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26/01/2026

On the feast of the Conversion of St Paul, which marks the close of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Leo invites Christians to continue on ...

26/01/2026

26/01/2026

During his Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV urges intensifying efforts to end the war in Ukraine and reiterates his appeal for prayers for peace in the ...

26/01/2026

Powerful films showcase the heroic virtue of our heavenly friends ...

26/01/2026

In his message for the 100th World Mission Day, Pope Leo XIV writes that the Church’s identity is to be a community in mission, “at the service of ...

26/01/2026

At the Angelus, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry, urging Christians not to be paralysed by fear or unfavourable ...

21/11/2025

"Her first presentation to God, made by the hands of her parents and by her own devotion, was then an offering most acceptable in his sight. Let our consecration of ourselves to God be made under her patronage, and assisted by her powerful intercession and the union of her merits..."

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21/11/2025

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November 21st, commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in Jerusalem.

Before Mary's birth, her parents received a heavenly message that they would bear a child. In thanksgiving for the God's gift of Mary's birth, they brought her to the Temple to consecrate their only daughter to The Lord.The celebration of the Feast is first documented in the 11th century within the Byzantine Catholic Church.

It was introduced into the Roman Catholic Church in the 15th century by Pope Gregory XI, then removed from the calendar by Pope Pius V in the mid 16th century. Pope Sixtus V later reestablished the feast in 1585, and it is still celebrated today, commemorating the faith of her parents, Joachim and Anne, and the purity of Mary.

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/feast-of-the-presentation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-60

21/11/2025

Africa’s most populous country deals with three attacks—two on Christian communities and one on a secondary school. The Nigerian president postpones a ...

21/11/2025

EDITORIAL: Washington and Rome see Nigeria’s crisis through different lenses — but each perspective highlights part of a deadly reality facing the...

09/11/2025

As the Church celebrates the feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, Jenny Kraska offers her thoughts on the day's Gospel reading, ...