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 ...

Pope Francis on Friday consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary with a prayer asking for peace in the world. At the end of a penitential service in St. Peter’s Basilica on March ...

Catholics knelt down in front of a beautifully sculpted image of the Virgin Mary, quietly praying in the dim lighting of St. Apollinaris Catholic Church in Napa on Saturday afternoon. The people came ...

Oh, Most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, FuruitfulVine, Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. O Star of the Son, Help me and show me ...

Pope Francis is pictured near a Marian image as he leads a prayer meeting at the Ta’ Pinu National Shrine in Gozo, Malta, April 2, 2022. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen ROME – Pope Francis, well ...

NEW YORK – Echoing the call of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, the U.S. Bishops are calling for a day of fasting, abstinence and prayer on Oct. 17 for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land amid ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of today's general audience, Pope Leo XIV announced a day of fasting and prayer to invoke from God the gift of "unarmed and disarming" peace in the "Holy Land ...

Another planned black mass and an additional satanic ritual in Oklahoma City is timed to mock a Marian feast and desecrate an image of the Virgin Mary. In reaction, the local Catholic archbishop and ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV asked people to fast on Friday to pray for peace and justice in the Middle East and Ukraine, issuing a special appeal as he returned to the Vatican from summer vacation.

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 ...