In 2023, Pope Francis announced that he would be buried at St. Mary Major; his tomb has been prepared near the Salus Populi Romani icon. While most popes are buried at St. Peter’s in the Vatican, Pope ...

O loving Mother Mary, Mother of Priests, take to your heart your sons who are close to you because of their priestly ordination and because of the power which they have received to carry on the ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

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The Diocese expressed its gratitude to God and thanked all who offered prayers, support, and solidarity during the priest’s captivity. “May the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Priests ...

“May the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of priests, religious, and all the angels, intercede for those in captivity and bring them back to their families and communities safe and sound,” he said ...

He prayed that “the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of priests and religious and all the angels continue to intercede for us and bring him back to us safe and sound”. We’ve got the edge.

The funeral of Pope Francis today is expected to be simpler than those of other popes before him, going by the instructions ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in a simple tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, marking the end of his funeral on Saturday, April 26 ...

“May the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of priests and religious and all the angels continue to intercede for us and bring him back to us safe and sound,” he added. The News Agency of Nigeria ...

Welsh of the Allentown Catholic Diocese and priests from a five-county area ... the nails and the sadness of Jesus’ mother Mary.” ...