VATICAN CITY — It is good to think about the seven sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who freely accepted her calling to be the Mother of God and our mother, Pope Francis said during his daily Mass ...

I first learned about the Seven Sorrows devotion through my obsession with art depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary. While I was used to the joyful image of the Mother and Child, I was mesmerized by its ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Father Jayd Neely, lead pastor at St. Mary of the Seven Sorrows in Nashville, enlightens viewers on the history of one of the oldest Catholic churches still serving ...

The Catholic devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows is nearly 1,000 years old. Our Lady of Sorrows at the Church of the Holy Cross in Salamanca. (photo: Zarateman via Wikimedia / (CC BY-SA 4.0)) As an ...

On the Friday before Holy Week, Pope Francis asked people to keep a long tradition of Catholic piety by focusing on "the suffering and sorrows of Our Lady." "Honor Our Lady and say, 'This is my mother ...

Mary and St. John stand at the foot of cross in this depiction of Christ’s crucifixion at Holy Family Church in Ramallah, West Bank. (Credit: Debbie Hill/CNS.) Listen ROME — On the Friday before Holy ...