St. Peter’s Square was illuminated by candlelight the night of Saturday, May 20, 2023, as pilgrims prayed the rosary in a procession in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ...

200,000 pack St. Peter's Square one day after funeral of Pope Francis. ... a 1,600-year-old church and shrine to the Virgin Mary a few miles from the Vatican where the ... the New York Times reports.

Since the 19th century, May has been devoted to the Virgin Mary — though already in Greek and Roman times, goddesses of fertility were celebrated in this month of springtime blooming, she added ...

Can Pope Leo XIV's boyhood church — St. Mary of the Assumption — be saved ? The church’s owner hopes the papal link can help efforts to save and reuse the parish buildings on the Far South Side.

PHOTOS: Rosary procession in St. Peter’s Square honors the Blessed Virgin Mary May 22, 2023. St. Peter’s Square was illuminated by candlelight Saturday night as pilgrims prayed the rosary in a ...

About $6 million will help restore St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury. The church — now built in Fulton, Missouri — traces its roots to the 12th century. William Shakespeare lived a block away ...

A youngster looks at offerings to the Virgin Mary likeness Wednesday Dec.18,1996 at the corner of U.S.19 and Drew St. in Clearwater. [ SCOTT MARTIN | Tampa Bay Times ] ...

St. Peter’s Square was illuminated by candlelight the night of Saturday, May 20, 2023, as pilgrims prayed the rosary in a procession in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ...