A statue of Mary and the Christ Child is seen in 2017 at St. Rafael the Archangel Church in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. (Credit: CNS photo/Bob Roller.) Listen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just last year ...

Faith Immaculate Conception on December 8: Here's what it is — and what it isn't On this special day during the Advent season, Catholics believe the Virgin Mary was born without the stain of ...

Except you’re thinking of the incarnation of Jesus, which is celebrated on the Feast of the Annunciation. Today we celebrate the Immaculate Conception of Mary.” Jesus, Mary and Joseph, he was ...

Mary, under her title of the Immaculate Conception, has been patroness of the United States since the mid-19th century. But her protection of the nation dates back to its earliest history.

The Dec. 8 feast day has a long history in the United States. The U.S. bishops commended the nation to the patronage of Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception in 1846.

The Immaculate Conception, a solemnity celebrated on December 8, is the patronal feast of the United States. In 1854, Pope Pius IX's solemn declaration, Ineffabilis Deus (link al documento que ...

Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Share full article. Dec. 9, 1869. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 9, 1869, Page 3 Buy Reprints.

The Choir of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception from Washington, D.C., performed at Saint Mary ...

D evotees flock to the Manila Cathedral in observance of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 2020. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File. MANILA - The Solemnity of the Immaculate ...

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The U.S. bishops commended the nation to the patronage of Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception in 1846. Pope Pius IX approved their decision Feb. 7, 1847.

Mary, under her title of the Immaculate Conception, has been patroness of the United States since the mid-19th century. But her protection of the nation dates back to its earliest history.