"Christian prayer tries above all to meditate on the mysteries of Christ, as in ... the Rosary." "Meditation engages thought, imagination, emotion, and desire. This mobilization of faculties is ...

The joyful mysteries of the rosary guide us along a journey of prayer through Jesus’ conception, birth and early life. We see God not only in his human form, but in the most vulnerable phases of ...

As I reflect on the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary, I find myself drawn to the depths of human emotion they encapsulate. The pain of the Passion, the weight of betrayal and the struggle of ...

The pope marked the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the image of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii with ...

A new podcast about the rosary promises to deepen listeners' love of the Marian devotion and draw them closer to Jesus and ...

To indicate what he is talking about, Pope Francis refers to the character Nikolai Stavrogin in Dostoevsky’s novel Devils ...

The month of October is dedicated to the rosary, a Catholic prayer that Christians ... Traditionally, Kirby said, there were three sets of mysteries – "Joyful," about the birth and early years ...

A monthly column recounting the diagnosis of a puzzling medical case. By Sandra G. Boodman. Submit solved medical mysteries to [email protected].

Pope Francis calls for rediscovering the Rosary's ability to evangelize the Church, in his letter commemorating 150 years ...

The rosary is a prayer that helps us meditate on the goodness of God and the mysteries of the life of Christ. Let us say it with confidence, knowing that Mary is always interceding to God for us ...

Stored in a castle in the most guarded corners of Dublin, the jewels were taken from a locked strongbox that wasn’t forced ...

With her portraits of red-lipped women painted like sculptures in resplendent jewel tones, the Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka has posthumously become an Art Deco icon. Her figures are sumptuous ...