105 A.D. "[Jesus] became man by the Virgin so that the course which ... His advent by the spotless and God-bearing (theotokos) Mary in the way of birth and growth, and the manner of His life ...

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 ...

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.

Jesus Christ on the cross is not only a story of total surrender and eternal redemption. It is also a tale of all-embracing obedience on the part of St. John.