Why Mary, as the Immaculate Conception, became the patron saint of the US in the 1840s

Every year in March, tens of thousands of Americans take to the streets – and bars – to celebrate St. Patrick, the patron ...
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FYI: ‘Immaculate Conception’ Does Not Mean What You Think It Means

You don’t have to be Catholic to have heard the phrase “Immaculate Conception.” References often appear in pop culture and even politics. In the first season of the TV show “Glee,” the character Puck ...
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Catholic Priest Calls Immaculate Conception Dogma ‘Key to Everything,’ Discusses New Film

Father Alar shared that the teaching on the Immaculate Conception is so important because 'Mary’s living proof that we can be holy and immaculate.' Father Chris Alar, MIC, provincial superior of the ...
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‘They Beat as One’: Why the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts Are Celebrated Side-by-Side

June, the month of the Sacred Heart, also highlights the Immaculate Heart of Mary with a major side-by-side celebration. The ...