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Pope visits Marian shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Pope Leo XIV visited the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel yesterday, where he asked the Virgin Mary for aid to bring God’s word to light through “courageous and wise decisions”. Source: OSV News.
Pope prays at the spot where St John Paul II was shot 45 years ago
In an unexpected gesture yesterday, Pope Leo XIV stopped at the exact spot in St Peter’s Square where, 45 years ago, St John Paul II was shot in an assassination attempt. Source: EWTN News.
Pope invited to visit ‘Polish Lourdes’
A Marian sanctuary in northeastern Poland – dubbed the “Polish Lourdes” – could soon draw global attention, as Pope Leo XIV has been invited to visit the site where the Virgin Mary appeared approximately 160 times. Source: OSV News.
Faithful urged to return to ‘Five First Saturdays’ devotion
Your mother would like a word about some unfinished business – your Blessed Mother, that is, who in 1925 asked the faithful to fulfill the First Saturdays devotion. Source: OSV News.
Pope prays for ‘reconciliation, nonviolence and peace’
Celebrating the feast of the Immaculate Conception as the Jubilee Year was ending, Pope Leo XIV prayed that Jubilee hope would “blossom in Rome and in every corner of the earth”, bringing with it reconciliation, nonviolence and peace. Source: CNS.
Vatican rejects moves to proclaim Mary as co-redemeer
While praising devotion to Mary, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has firmly rejected moves to formally proclaim Mary as “co-redemptrix” or “co-mediatrix”. Source: CNS.
Study highlights significance of devotion to Mary
Devotion to Mary is a significant factor in discerning and sustaining the call to priestly and religious life, according to a new study. Source: Catholic Review.
Fatima statue to make rare visit to Rome for Jubilee of Marian Spirituality
The original statue of Our Lady of Fatima will make a rare journey from its shrine in Portugal to Rome in October for a Jubilee celebration of Marian spirituality. Source: CNS.
Vatican approves ‘Mystical Rose’ Marian apparitions
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has announced the approval of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Pierina Gilli, an Italian visionary, in 1947 and 1966. Source: CNA.