VATICAN CITY—Pope John Paul II celebrated his 24th anniversary as Pope by signing a new apostolic letter, “The Rosary of the Virgin Mary” (Rosarium Virginis Mariae), in which he announced a “Year of ...
Pope Francis told seminarians on Saturday that praying the rosary can “unveil the mysteries of the priesthood” in its moments of joy, sorrow, and the glory to come. In a meeting with seminarians from ...
In many of the Marian Apparitions all over the world, the Blessed Virgin Mary often emphasized the importance of praying the rosary. On May 13, 1917, in the village of Fatima, Portugal, the Blessed ...
Scores of Catholics and other practicing Christians pray the rosary all year long — and many bestow gifts of rosaries on family and friends for Christmas and other special occasions. What is the ...
On a Wednesday night in late October 2022, I knelt in the small basement chapel at Williams College in Massachusetts, where I was a junior. Sweaty, shaky and beyond nervous, I began to pray the rosary ...
In 1998, during a pilgrimage to venerate the Holy Shroud in Turin, Italy, our pilgrimage also went to Milan. Among the sites we visited was the Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Bambina – the miraculous ...
The month of August for Romans Catholics celebrates two feasts of Mary, the Mother of God. The first is the Solemnity of the Assumption into heaven of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated on this ...
Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), led a 'virtual rosary' Wednesday with several other bishops, asking Mary to intercede for the United ...