<Ul> <Li> Brazil </Li> <Li> Korea </Li> <Li> Macau </Li> <Li> Nicaragua </Li> <Li> Paraguay </Li> <Li> Philippines </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Spain </Li> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> Uruguay </Li> </Ul> <P> The Immaculate Conception, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, is the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary free from original sin by virtue of the merits of her son Jesus Christ . The Catholic Church teaches that God acted upon Mary in the first moment of her conception keeping her "immaculate". </P> <P> The Immaculate Conception is commonly confused with the Virgin Birth of Jesus . Jesus's birth is covered by the Doctrine of Incarnation, while the Immaculate Conception deals with the conception of Mary, not that of her son . </P> <P> Although the belief that Mary was sinless, or conceived without original sin, has been widely held since Late Antiquity, the doctrine was not dogmatically defined until 1854, by Pope Pius IX in his papal bull Ineffabilis Deus . The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8; in many Catholic countries, it is a holy day of obligation or patronal feast, and in some a national public holiday . </P>

What is the distinction between the virgin birth and the immaculate conception
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