"Though still a virgin she carried a child in her womb ... His advent by the spotless and God-bearing (theotokos) Mary in the way of birth and growth, and the manner of His life and conversation ...

commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in Jerusalem. Before Mary's birth, her parents received a heavenly message that they would bear a child.

A sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus has been destroyed just days after it went on view at a cathedral in northern Austria and drew criticism from some Catholics ...

His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, issued a congratulatory message on the Annunciation of the Holy Mother ...