Pope Leo XIV prayed at the Basilica of St. Mary Major following the Mass where he took possession of the Basilica of St. John ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful ...

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

AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia GENAZZANO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary ... of St. Mary Major in Rome. That’s just three of a myriad Virgin ...

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary ... Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. That’s just three of a myriad Virgin Marys around ...

There, she prayed on her knees before a painting of the Virgin Mary, beseeching God for the grace to enter the Carmelite ...

St. Irenaeus, "Against All Heresies," c. 180 A.D. "And thus also it was that the knot of Eve's disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary. For what the virgin ... [Crucifixion] to the ...