More than 1 million people flocked to venerate or honor these relics when they first visited the U.S. in 1999 and 2000.

As we celebrate the appointment of Pope Leo XIV and pray for the success of his pontificate as not only the first American ...

The Augustinian Defenders of the Rights of the Poor, also known as ADROP, offers incarcerated men and women a path to healing ...

Pope Leo XIV gives his blessing to people gathered in St. Peter’s Square during the recitation of the “Regina Coeli” ...

In the Basilica of St. Mary Major, Pope Leo XIV venerates the icon of Maria Salus Populi Romani, prays in front of the tomb ...

After blessing the faithful, he entered the chapel that houses the Marian icon, traditionally attributed to St. Luke, and, ...

The Rosary of the Virgin Mary ... remains … a prayer of great significance, destined to bring forth a harvest of holiness,’ ...

Mary, as a spiritual mother, wants the best for us, Bishop Kevin Kenney said. Growing up, Bishop Kenney said he always knew ...

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 of Our Mother of Good ...

In his first public blessing as pope, Leo XIV concluded with a "Hail Mary," after commemorating the feast of Our Lady of Pompei. His first papal journey took him to the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good ...

The oldest title for Mary is precisely “mother of God,” or Theotokos in the original Greek. It was chosen after heated theological debate in the first centuries of Christianity. St. Mary Major ...

St. Mary Major, around 4 km (2.5 miles) from the Vatican, was dear to Francis because of his devotion to Mary, Mother of God. He prayed there before setting off on and returning from each overseas ...