Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei ...

AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia GENAZZANO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary ... Different icons, common prayers How Mary is represented, however ...

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail ... prayers — including publicly for the pope — and why popular devotions to the Virgin Mary ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful GENAZZANO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary ...