In Catholic tradition, the entire month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. This month-long observance is largely due to the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, celebrated on October 7 ...

Today is the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary — the day commemorating the victory of the vastly outnumbered Christian naval forces at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Since Pope St. Pius V (1504 ...

Michelangelo finished The Last Judgment 30 years before Pope Pius V instituted the Feast of Our Lady of Victory, renamed two years later by Pope Gregory XIII to the Feast of the Holy Rosary.

Today, October 7, we remember, we celebrate, and thank our Mama Mary of the Holy Rosary! How many of us know that this day was originally designated as the Feast Day of Our Lady of Victory by Pope ...

Vatican City, Nov 11, 2024 / 14:05 pm. To mark the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the image of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii on Nov. 13, Pope Francis has encouraged ...

Ordination of Priests at the Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo on Saturday, May 30, 2015. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE PHOTO, START SLIDESHOW ...

In 1573, Pius V’s successor, Gregory XIII, changed the name of the feast to Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary. In 1716, the feast was extended to the whole church in thanksgiving for yet another ...

The feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary will be celebrated by the Dominican community, together with the Archconfraternity of the Holy Rosary, at St Dominic parish church, Valletta, on October 9.

October is designated by the Catholic Church as the "Month of the Rosary" because in this month the Church celebrates the Marian advocation of "Our Lady of the Rosary" on Oct. 7.

The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary is a celebration of prayer and in particular for thanksgiving of the naval victory over the Turks at the battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571. According to ...

Although greatly outnumbered, the Christians were victorious against the Turks on October 7, 1571. To commemorate this miraculous victory, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is annually celebrated on ...