Fil-Vatikan: Jinfetaħ il-Bieb tal-Ħniena Għexieren ta’ eluf ta’ devoti ppakkjaw kull rokna ta’ Ruma biex jaraw il-Papa Franġisku jiftaħ il-‘Bieb tal-Ħniena’ fil-ħitan tal-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru, bħala bidu għall-Ġublew straordinarju tal-Ħniena. L-ewwel devoti kienu ilhom miġburin fi Pjazza San Pietru mis-sigħat bikrin ta’ filghodu biex jaraw tradizzjoni ta’ sinifikat kbir reliġjuż li ilha stabbilita għal […]

A feast called the Conception of Mary arose in the Eastern Church in the seventh century. It came to the West in the eighth century. In the 11th century it received its present name, the Immaculate Conception. In the 18th century it became a feast of the universal Church. It is now recognized as a […]