Sitting in the lap of ... by her aunt, Mary Elizabeth Toya. Six figures stand, their hands and heads raised in solemn prayer, eyes closed, forming a semicircle around the baby Jesus.

A somber painting of Persian king Faridun holding the head of his murdered son Iraj in his lap has strong parallels in composition and mood to a depiction of Mary cradling Jesus’ body in a Book ...

including a wide-eyed and mournful Mary with a miniature man — the Son of God — on her lap. The girl, though, also loved the whiffs of incense and the echoes of Greek chants. It became her ...

What’s Going On is a listing of activities taking place throughout the Downriver community. To submit an event, send an email to downriverlife@thenewsherald.com. List the time, date, location, cost ...

She was beautifully simple; she loved Jesus, her family, being outdoors, and finding joy in life’s little pleasures. She is greatly loved and forever missed! In addition to her parents, Mrs. Leonard ...

We need to listen deeply to Jesus' promise that when things seem to be falling apart and the very forces of nature seem to wreak death, God is near, the reign of God is truly among us.

Megapastor Joel Osteen serves as an executive producer on the project, which places Jesus' mother in the spotlight.

Mary is a model of the kind of openness to the Holy Spirit that all Christians should have, an openness that allowed her to ...

Pope Francis told pilgrims present at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday that the Blessed Virgin Mary does not focus on herself but on her son, Jesus. “Mary is always the ...

Besides its musical beauty and thrilling sense of wonder, the song ‘We Three Kings’ offers a treasure trove of stories to ...

Playing the mother of Jesus? Those are some pretty big sandals ... starring as the title character of Netflix’s “Mary” (streaming Dec. 6). USA TODAY has the exclusive debut of the first ...