However, it was St John Bosco, who, in the second half of the 19th century, promoted this title to such an extent that the title of Mary Help of Christians became to be known as Don Bosco’s Madonna.

The new pope was elected today, May 8, 2025. At 18:08, the white smoke appeared in the Vatican. A date with profoundly symbolic significance. A very special date for the Catholic religion. In fact, ...

In the final stage of his earthly journey, Pope Francis Saturday was entombed in the papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major as a sign of his deep devotion to Mary and his desire to be accessible to ...

The Battle of Lepanto (1571) represents the moment when the naval power of the Ottoman Empire was almost entirely destroyed by combined European forces. The original walls of the building belong to ...

After Pope Pius V led a league of Christian fighters in praying the rosary before triumphing over a larger Turkish invasion in the 1571 Battle of Lepanto, a turning point in the history of Europe ...

Records: A map of the Battle of Lepanto held at the Vatican. As the fleet sailed out, Pope Pius V ordered the churches of Rome opened for prayer day and night, encouraging the faithful to petition the ...

Lepanto and the Holy Rosary Having had father, uncles and cousins in combat on the high seas for our country, I may have been a disappointment to the family line, being prone to seasickness when doing ...

On this day, the feast of Mary Help of Christians is celebrated. Significance of this date goes back to October 7, 1571 with the great battle of Lepanto where the whole of Christendom was saved from ...

Pope Francis prays the rosary in front of the statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome May 31, 2022. (Credit: CNS/Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope Francis on ...

The tradition of invoking Mary Help of Christians dates back to 1571 when Catholics prayed the Rosary, leading to the salvation of Christendom during the battle of Lepanto. Pope Pius V instituted the ...

In 1844, Australia became the first country in the world to have Mary Help of Christians as Patroness. The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by ...

The biblical character that is Mary has figured in at least two do-or-die historic naval battles of easy recall. One was the October 1571 Battle of Lepanto where the Holy League states in Europe ...