He prayed that through the intercession of Mary, all Catholics, but especially those in China, would receive "the grace to be ...

Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the ...

The history of the pope’s Sunday blessing In 1954 ... Tens of thousands of people packed St. Peter’s Square when Pope Benedict XVI gave his final Sunday prayer in 2013 before becoming the ...

His most recent predecessors delivered Sunday blessings ... of thousands of people packed St. Peter’s Square when Pope Benedict XVI gave his final Sunday prayer in 2013 before becoming the ...

Pope Leo said the encyclical "has had an extraordinary impact, inspiring countless initiatives and teaching everyone to ...

Since the papacy of St ... Pope Benedict XVI gave his final Sunday blessing before resigning — the first pope in 600 years to do so — reassuring the faithful of his continued prayers.

The monastery of Casamari in Italy was built in the 11th century on the foundations of a temple dedicated to Ceres, the Greek ...