Volunteers visiting docked ships are most often asked for SIM cards to contact families, but they also get far graver ...

A remarkable 13th-century sculpture stands in the cloister of Santo Domingo de Silos, in the Spanish countryside halfway between Burgos and Soria. The monastery is most widely known for its recordings ...

On a balmy December evening, four Indian crew members, eager to go explore this Mediterranean city where their container ship ...

one of whose ancient titles is “star of the sea,” or Stella Maris in Latin. Whether it's offering religious services, helping address labor abuses, or something as practical as serving as a ...

Continue reading Alma Redemptoris Mater contains the phrase Stella Maris, “Star of the Sea”, referring to the Virgin Mary, as it does in the even more ancient hymn Ave Maris Stella.