According to ancient tradition, when the Blessed Virgin Mary was a little girl, her parents presented her to God. Today's feast day reminds us that God prepared Mary in every possible way to be the Mother of His Son. Watch this video reflection to learn more!

Pope Francis’ video message to the pilgrims gathered in Mexico City today encouraged the faithful to spread the Gospel with a peaceful manner, as did Christ.

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Pope Francis formally entrusted the world to Mary before a crowd of over 100,000 Sunday, October 13, at the Vatican. Watch this video for some highlights of the event!

On Sunday 13 October 2013, Pope Francis celebrated mass in St Peter’s square in honour of the Marian Day, an event organised as part of the Year of Faith on the anniversary of the final apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (13th of October 1917). He also consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

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Pope Francis has a very strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and this Sunday 20 October, he will consecrate the entire world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

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On October 7, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the yearly feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Known for several centuries by the alternate title of “Our Lady of Victory,” the feast day takes place in honor of a 16th century naval victory which secured Europe against Turkish invasion. Pope St. Pius V attributed the victory to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was invoked on the day of the battle through a campaign to pray the Rosary throughout Europe.

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Pope Francis has announced that on October 13th he will consecrate the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In preparation for the Holy Father’s prayer of consecration, people around the world will pray a Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary!

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12 September is the feast day of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Why do we honour Her name? Because we have examples of doing so in the Bible. Watch this video to learn more... and happy feast day!

Both the Churches of the East and the West have celebrated the birth day of Our Lady from as early as the sixth and seventh centuries. The date, September 8, was chosen as the eighth day (an octave) after the former Byzantine New Year. Although Mary's birth was celebrated on various dates throughout the centuries, September 8 predominated. The feast celebrating Mary's Immaculate Conception, December 8, was set to correspond to nine months before Mary's birth.

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MARY OF NAZARETH is an epic new motion picture on the life of Mary, mother of Christ, from her childhood through the Resurrection of Jesus. This full length feature film about Our Lady, shot in English in High Definition, was filmed in Europe in very authentic locales with outstanding cinematography, a strong cast, and a majestic music score. Actress Alissa Jung gives a very beautiful, compelling and inspired portrayal of Mary. Pope Benedict XVI had the opportunity to screen this film in the Apostolic Palace, and was touched by the portrayal of Mary so vividly captured on film.

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