Pope Francis consecrated the Church and the world to the Blessed Virgin Mary in a Eucharistic adoration prayer vigil for peace in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, Oct. 27, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas ...

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei. On his first papal trip, he went to the Sanctuary ...

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The archbishop of Santiago de Cuba, Dionisio Guillermo García, offered a lengthy prayer before the nation’s patroness, the Virgin of Charity of Cobre, on Palm Sunday, imploring the Virgin for the ...

Never Known to Fail. Oh, Most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Son, ...

In separate New Year’s messages, Catholic Church leaders remind the faithful to emulate the virtues of the Blessed Virgin ...

A novena is a traditional form of Catholic prayer lasting nine days. Typically, novenas focus on asking God for a specific intention, and many are prayed through a saint’s intercession. Novenas are a ...

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The prayer was the culmination of a worldwide day of fasting, prayer, and penance for peace in the world called for by the Pope amid the escalating war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Pope ...