In the recent Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae , the Holy Father John Paul II once more urged Christian families to pray in their ... Blessed Virgin, Queen of the Rosary, for the gifts ...

Amen. At the end of the Rosary any suitable prayers may be said, though the following are the most common: the Hail Holy Queen (p. 470-471) followed by the prayer O God, whose only-begotten Son ...

Many Catholics recall similar vigils held in St. Peter’s Square when Pope John Paul II was hospitalized in the final days of his papacy in 2005. Today, as Pope Francis battles health concerns, the ...

The Vatican announced Monday that cardinals will lead a nightly Rosary in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’s recovery, with the first prayer service scheduled for 9 p.m. Rome time on Monday ...

Pope Francis on Thursday made his first public comments since being hospitalized on Feb. 14, thanking the public for their prayers ... played at the start of the rosary in St. Peter's Square.

The Basilica recently led a Holy Rosary prayer service for Pope Francis and continues to offer daily and Sunday Masses where congregants can pray for the Pontiff. Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a ...

Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil. Several thousand took part in a rosary prayer ... crammed in the Holy See ...