Marian devotion

St. Bernadette Soubirous is usually depicted in statues around the world as the confounded peasant girl on her knees at the grotto in rural France. Without a doubt, those apparitions …

The Vatican has confirmed that the pope will travel to Genazzano to offer an evening Mass Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. local time. 

“All spaces are being rapidly cleaned and prepared so that they can once again be a place of prayer and encounter with the Lord.”

“Our Lady constantly invites us to be carriers of peace. May this event encourage us to take her invitation even more seriously: not to return evil for evil.”

Over the course of roughly two months, two young girls reported around 160 apparitions of the Virgin Mary — sometimes occurring twice a day.

The schedule for the pope’s trip to France is expected to be finalized by the Holy See in the coming weeks. 

“La Moreneta has always accompanied me. Thank you, Catalonia, for your faith,” the pope said, while revealing a personal connection to the Marian devotion.

The fascinating events of a century ago have turned Fatima, Portugal, into one of the most visited Catholic shrines in the world.

The Vatican Gardens welcomed a new Marian mosaic and a statue of St. Rose of Lima, both created by young artists from Peru — in a ceremony with Pope Leo …