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National Catholic Register
- The Immaculate Conception: 8 Things to Know and Share…
  
  By Jimmy Akin | Dec. 8 is ordinarily celebrated as the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, but this year in the U.S., it’s being celebrated Monday, Dec. 9. It celebrates an important point of...
- The Blame Game and the Immaculate Conception
  
  By Fr. Dwight Longenecker | The Immaculate Conception reminds us of the original problem with original sin: blaming others. When things go wrong the first thing we do is blame others. God: “Adam, did...
- Biblical Support for Mary’s Immaculate Conception
  
  By Dave Armstrong | The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is harmonious with Holy Scripture, and is supported by both analogy and plausibility. Luke 1:28 (RSV) And he came to her...
- How to Explain the Immaculate Conception to a Skeptic
  
  By Marge Fenelon | For many, the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception is the hardest to believe of all the Church’s teachings. The idea of Mary having been completely sinless can be hard to believe...
- An Unknown Patroness: The Immaculate Conception
  
  By Laura Dittus | Every year for the past eight years or so, our family has had the tradition of taking annual patron saints. This has been the source of some specific blessings, even beyond that...
News from the Vatican
- Pope names Manila Cardinal Tagle to major Vatican post
  
  Pope Francis has named Manila Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to a major Vatican post, in a move that could boost the Asian prelate's chances of perhaps someday becoming pontiff himself.
- Immaculate Conception is feast of hope for sinners, pope says
  
  Mary, conceived without sin, is a “masterpiece” who reflects “the beauty of God who is all love, grace and self-giving,” Pope Francis said on the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
- Author wrote ‘The Two Popes’ nonfiction book, then fictional screenplay
  
  A Catholic writer first wrote a nonfiction book called "The Two Popes," then was commissioned to write its fictional screenplay, which centers on fly-on-the-wall conversations between Pope...
- Call me ‘Father’: Pope’s priestly vocation is his favorite gift
  
  In Caravaggio’s painting of Matthew, the sinful tax collector being called by Jesus to “Follow me,” Pope Francis sees the same unexpected, grace-filled moment found in his own call to the priesthood.
- Catholics pledge to have Masses said in support of Sheen beatification
  
  The Dec. 3 announcement by the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, that the Vatican has decided to postpone the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has led to a grassroots effort to have Masses said...