Credit: AP/Gregorio Borgia It’s also why the rosary is one of the most widely used prayers — including publicly for the pope — and why popular devotions to the Virgin Mary, including ...

he paused at Pope Francis' tomb inside Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray. These are just a few among countless devotions to the Virgin Mary found around the world. Reverence for Mary ...

Learn more. I write regarding the May 18 article “Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary.” The Associated Press article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, about the Virgin Mary ...