A new book argues that the mother of Jesus was a powerhouse in her own right. Madonna and Child, c.1485 (oil on wood) by Giovanni Bellini, currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Detroit Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield will be sworn in at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at the Detroit Opera House, marking the official beginning of the next chapter for Michigan's largest city. During the ...

Some had wondered how the show about Abraham Lincoln’s wife would fare after its creator left the Broadway cast. But mirth is abundant as it opens on the West End. By Matt Wolf Reviewing from London ...

Taylor Mouser will be the new offensive coordinator for Penn State football under head coach Matt Campbell. Mouser has spent his entire 11-season coaching career working under Campbell at Toledo and ...

Depictions of the Dormition of Mary are perplexing to a viewer ignorant of their meaning. Until recently, this ignorance was my condition. I only became aware of it while spending some mornings in an ...

Anne Hathaway will lead the upcoming A24 melodrama Mother Mary. The Devil Wears Prada actress and her co-stars wrapped filming last year, and the trailer for the movie was released in late 2025. In ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X UPDATE — 11/15/25, 2:38 p.m. ET The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Mary Cosby is speaking out ...

She began her career as a child, at age 5, when she was chosen as the stand-in for the character playing Mel Gibson’s daughter in the film Signs . She made her first television appearance in 2004, in ...

VATICAN CITY, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Jesus may have heard words of wisdom from his mother Mary, but she did not help him save the world from damnation, the Vatican said on Tuesday. In a new decree approved ...

When I first learned about the tradition of choosing a confirmation saint, one name rose above the others. But how could I pair my name with hers? Even the thought humbled me. I’d bonded with Mary, ...

The Vatican is set to settle a longstanding debate over the role of the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ’s mother, in salvation. On November 4, the Vatican’s doctrine office will share a document clarifying ...

She’s the subject of the most-recited prayer in the world, but Mary also might be one of the least-known women in history, biblical scholar James D. Tabor argues in his latest book, “The Lost Mary: ...