Pope Leo XIV's recent public blessing and visit to Marian sites highlight the central role of Virgin Mary veneration in Catholicism. From the title of "Mother of God" to various apparitions and ...

Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei. On his first papal trip, he went to the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good ...

One Mary, a myriad titles According to the Gospel, Mary is the mother of Jesus — and the mystery of the incarnation of the ...

The month of May is dedicated to Marian celebrations ... where all but the most essential work grinds to a halt on that feast day. Then there are titles related to apparitions.

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

A: There have been 16 Marian apparitions approved by the Vatican after a rigorous process of investigation. The oldest of these is Our Lady of Guadalupe, the appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary to ...

Apparitions aren’t the only Marian sign; many say they’ve seen ... Many had tears streaming down their cheeks. Most I talked to said they were coming to give thanks: They had made a promise ...

Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, waves to the crowds in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after his election as pope May 8, 2025. The new pope was born in Chicago.

But the most recent pope by that name, Pope Leo XIII ... a Leonine pope may be exactly what the church and the world need. Second, Marian devotion. Leo XIII is known by many as “the rosary pope.” ...