In 2019 Pope Francis added the Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Loreto to the Universal Roman Calendar. The title Our Lady of Loreto refers to the Holy House of Loreto, the house in which Mary was born, and in which the Word was made flesh at the Annunciation. Tradition says that a band of … Read more
The Holy House of Loreto Feast date: Dec 10 Since its completion in the 16th century and possibly even earlier, the “Holy House” of Loreto has been numbered among the most famous shrines of Italy. Loreto is a small town a few miles south of Ancona and near the sea. Its most conspicuous building is … Read more
Pope Leo XIV uses a tablet to navigate the website of the new digital version of the Vatican’s Pontifical Yearbook, known as the “Annuario Pontificio” in Italian. / Credit: Vatican Media. Vatican City, Dec 10, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). The Vatican this week launched the first-ever digital version of its annual directory, creating an … Read more
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square during a Jubilee audience on Nov. 22, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media. Vatican City, Dec 10, 2025 / 11:21 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday rejected technological promises to indefinitely prolong human existence — such as those proposed by “transhumanism”— and said the resurrection of … Read more