At a vigil Mass with tens of thousands gathered in the Portugal town of Fatima, Cardinal Pietro Parolin delivered a homily stressing the Virgin Mary's desire to console all humanity and to have ...

More than 100 cities joined in praying the rosary for Spain on Dec. 8, the feast of the country’s patroness, the Immaculate Conception, asking for her intercession due to the political, social, and ...

When I explain my devotion to Mary to others, either to non-Catholics or to my students preparing for confirmation, I always point to the words of St. Maximilian Kolbe, the heroic saint who sacrificed ...

We know the mess the world is in. We know the usual suspects. We know who’s behind it. We’ve been told the decisive way to stop. “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting” ...

THOUSANDS of people joined to say the Rosary around the coast on Sunday as Ireland was encircled in prayer. Organisers had originally hoped that 53 coastal spots would be identified - to reflect the ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The Rosary, when it is not a mechanical repetition of traditional formulas, is a biblical meditation that permits us to reflect on the events of the Lord’s life in the ...

After setting white flowers at a statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, Pope Francis prayed the rosary and asked Mary to intercede to bring peace to Ukraine and to every place in the world torn by violent ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will host a recitation of the rosary on Monday, May 17, at noon (EDT) as part of Pope Francis’ call for a worldwide ...

The Rev. Roger Foys, bishop of the Diocese of Covington, says he is proud of the community at Immaculate Heart of Mary after a tragedy that rocked the Burlington, Kentucky, school. "It's remarkable ...

In the 12th century, St. Bernard spoke of the Blessed Virgin Mary as "The rose of charity, the lily of chastity, the violet of humility and the golden gillyflower of heaven", and, in the 13th, St.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the rosary, knowing that by doing so they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary’s ...