The priest who was famously punished for allowing pop princess Sabrina Carpenter to film a racy music video at his Brooklyn church is now selling his own line of Italian delicacies at his parish’s ...

The Feast of the Annunciation on March 25 is one of the most important on the Church calendar. First, it celebrates the actual Incarnation of Jesus Christ — the Word made flesh in the womb of ...

The Catholic doctrine of the Hypostatic Union historically started in Nazareth when Mary, during the Annunciation, said: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done to me according to your word ...

A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Today’s readings can be found here. The line in Luke’s Gospel that I keep going back to is: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you ...

If Christianity’s Annunciation is a holy moment, it’s also one of separation. When Mary learns she’ll conceive and give birth to the messiah, she’s set apart from the rest of us. Mary doesn’t get a ...

Unlike most Annunciation scenes, Van Eyck sets his in a church, not Mary’s home. The Church today speaks of Mary as “Mother of the Church.” ...

In works from her Biblical Domestic (2021–2024) and Menstrual Hystery (2024) series, Lightman trades halos for housework, and ...

On April 7, the Orthodox Church celebrates the great feast of the twelve, the Annunciation. It is dedicated to a fateful event in the life of the Virgin Mary and a miracle that was destined to shake ...

The Annunciation, we're told, is the story of Mary saying yes, of her taking this astonishing leap of faith. Gabriel's words in the Gospel of Luke are not even framed as a question.

The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce the incarnation of Christ. Here are eight things to know and share about the event and how we celebrate it.