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Was Jesus born of a virgin?

Church teaching

Answered on video by Fr. Mike Schmitz

Video: How Did the Virgin Mary Give Birth? (Luke 2:7), The Bible in a Year & More: Fr. Mike & Jeff Cavins, published Aug 2, 2023. Checked 10 October 2026. Loads from YouTube (privacy-enhanced mode) only when you press play. Watch on YouTube

In short: Yes. Conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit in Mary’s womb, with no human father. CCC 496 CCC 497

The answer, in writing

Church teaching

From the first formulas of her faith, the Church has confessed that Jesus was conceived solely by the power of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary. CCC 496

The Gospels present this as a work of God beyond all human understanding and possibility. CCC 497

Our words

It’s a sign that Jesus is a new beginning, God’s gift and not a human achievement.

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How we know · 2 Catechism paragraphs
  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 496, 497 (official text on vatican.va).

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