When the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to tell her that she would conceive and bear a son, Mary responded with her fiat, “May it be done to me according to your word” (Lk 1:38). Mary conceives Christ in her womb, becoming the mother of God, the mother of Jesus. Jesus...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Bishop Francis I. Malone of the Diocese of Shreveport; Appoints Bishop Robert W. Marshall, Jr. as Apostolic Administrator SHREVEPORT, LA: Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Francis...
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Francis I. Malone, 76, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Shreveport. At the same time, he has appointed Most Reverend Robert W. Marshall of Alexandria as the Apostolic Administrator of the...
art: Visitation by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1491. Public Domain The Magnificat (Latin for “[My soul] magnifies [the Lord]”) is Mary’s beautiful song of praise, prayed during her visit to Elizabeth shortly after the Annunciation. It glorifies God for His...
