Theologian Kat Armas started thinking seriously about Mary’s role in the Catholic faith when she wrote her first book, Abuelita Faith (Baker Books), which...
Mary
Explore U.S. Catholic’s articles on Mary—reflections, prayers, and stories that honor the mother of Jesus across cultures and traditions.
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Catholics are accustomed to thinking of the term apostle as referring exclusively to men: the Twelve who...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Mary’s “Magnificat” is pretty revolutionary. It isn’t praising God for abstract blessings, but for real...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts “Look to Mary as a model of authentic womanhood.” That’s the message church leaders have directed at...
On September 10, 2025, conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while addressing a crowd at an event at Utah Valley University. A cofounder of...
In 1531, the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego on a hill known as Tepeyac (now part of Mexico City), leaving her image on his cloak. At first, a bishop stored...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Often, Catholics refer to Mary with the various honorifics we have attached to her over the centuries:...
On a morning in 1531, a decade after the brutality of the Spanish conquest, a Nahua peasant walked through the hills near present-day Mexico City. The man’s...
The rosary is probably the most well-known of all Catholic prayer practices. Many Catholics grew up praying it as part of their family or community devotions...
The church can take a long time to approve a Marian apparition. In 2010, when Bishop David Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, announced the...
