Basilica to Bless and Seal National Holy Year Door on the First Sunday of Advent
In preparation for the upcoming Jubilee Year, the National Holy Year Door of the National Shrine will be sealed and blessed…
Category: Press Releases
Mass of Thanksgiving for the Life of Pope Benedict XVI
Mass of Thanksgiving for the Life of Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, January 5, 12:10 p.m. ET All the Faithful Invited…
Statement on the Passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI from Mary’s Shrine
Statement from Monsignor Walter Rossi, Rector of the Basilica On the Passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI “It is always…
Statement of Special Prayers for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI from Mary’s Shrine
Statement from Monsignor Walter Rossi, Rector of the Basilica Special Prayers for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: “We at Mary’s Shrine…
Basilica to Be Bathed in Blue and Yellow Light in Solidarity with Ukraine
Basilica to Be Bathed in Blue and Yellow Light in Solidarity with Ukraine Sunday, February 27th through Sunday, March 6th…
Choir of the Basilica Christmas Concert
Friday, December 10, at 7PM – Free and Open to the Public – Due to emergency electrical repairs underway by…
Basilica to Celebrate a Special Mass and Present Nearly Half a Million Dollars in Donations Received for the Restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
Thursday, September 16 at 12:10 pm His Eminence Wilton Cardinal Gregory Archbishop of Washington Celebrant and Homilist Reverend Monsignor Patrick…
Basilica Announces New Director of Liturgy: Father Ismael Ayala to Succeed Father Michael Weston
His Eminence, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Washington and Chairman of the National Shrine Board of Trustees, has released…
Basilica to Resume Pre-Pandemic Sunday Mass Schedule on Pentecost
Daily Masses, Devotions, and Confession to be Expanded Beginning with Pentecost, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate…
Basilica Chosen by the Holy See to Lead Worldwide Rosary to Pray for an End to the Pandemic
Monday, May 17 at 12 pm ET/6 pm in Rome – Faithful Invited to Join In-Person or Online The Basilica…