The pope’s words emphasized his humility and belief that simple acts of devotion could unite the church. His illness has made ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St.

“With this, you pray the prayer to the Madonna,” explained Sister Daura Guede, a nun from Brazil, as she completed her rosary ...

In the recent Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae , the Holy Father John Paul II once more urged Christian families to pray in their home by reciting the Rosary: "We need to return to the ...

The Rosary is a centuries-old way of praying. "Medieval piety in the West developed the prayer of the Rosary as a popular substitute for the Liturgy of the Hours." Although obviously Marian in ...

The Vatican said the evening Rosary prayer for Francis would be presided over by Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, the deputy official in charge of the Vatican’s department for religious orders.

The Rev. Steve Kropp, director of the St. Bonaventure Chapel/Solanus Casey Center led a rosary prayer for the pope. "We pray for his health and well-being in this time of illness and stress ...

Nuns react to a recorded audio message from Pope Francis at the beginning of the rosary prayer service for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square on March 6, 2025 in Vatican City ...

In a prerecorded message, Pope Francis thanked those gathered for the rosary prayer service in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday night. “I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers ...

In the morning, he received the Eucharist." Meanwhile, the Capuchin Franciscan friars will hold a rosary prayer for Pope Francis at St. Bonaventure Chapel inside the Solanus Casey Center in ...

The audio was to be broadcast at the start of the evening Rosary prayer in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican officials said. Given the continued stability of Francis’ condition, doctors said they ...

was recorded Thursday from the hospital and broadcast to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square who had gathered for the nightly recitation of the rosary prayer.