Whatever else the virgin birth may be, it doesn’t represent the domestication of the divine.

The pope appealed to Our Lady to teach people to care for others “without egoistic interests or hypocrisy.”

Confidence in God makes Jesus sinless for us. Hope in humanity, in ourselves, does the same for Mary.

Mary is always shining in her window, watching over the street below. I have grown grateful for this rarefied presence, respectful and inclined toward pious feelings when I pass.

The new saints include Argentina's first.