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Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass is filled with symbolism. Here’s what you need to know
Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...
Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass Sunday is filled with symbolism. Here’s what you need to know
Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass on Sunday morning at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, Jesus’ apostle, and his special mission as head of the ...
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Discover the Marian Chapel at the Spanish Steps Where St. Thérèse Prayed for Her Vocation
There, she prayed on her knees before a painting of the Virgin Mary, beseeching God for the grace to enter the Carmelite ...
Pope Leo XIV is known as ‘Father Bob’ among fellow Augustinians. Who are they?
A new photo of Leo XIV stands by frescoes representing past papal visits to a Virgin Mary icon in the Sanctuary of Our Mother ...
Hail Mary, full of grace: Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary
The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful. Pope Leo XIV closed the first ...
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Hail Mary, full of grace: Why popes, other Catholics pray to Virgin Mary
Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei ...
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Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary, AP explains
On his first papal trip, Pope Leo XIV went to the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel in the medieval village of ...
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100 Years a Saint: Remembering St. Thérèse’s Deep Connection to Mary
Our Blessed Lady has come to me; she has smiled at me,’ Thérèse marveled, as we mark the centenary of her canonization.