I thought, ‘I’m going to say a Hail Mary,’ ” he said. “I had been thinking a lot about the Catholic faith so I just stopped ...

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — 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 ...

Catholic bishops in the Philippines have approved an "alternative" version of the Hail Mary, considered the most popular prayer among Catholics across the world. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — A new Filipino version of the “Hail Mary” prayer has been approved by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) as an alternative to the commonly used ...

The image of Our Mother of Good Counsel is displayed in the Basilica of the Sanctuary in Genazzano, Italy, on May 15, 2025. AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia GENAZZANO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV closed his first ...