At the same square where Francis blessed the people on his first day as Pope, hundreds gathered for a second night of rosary ...

Pope Francis continues to be in serious but stable condition as he concludes his 12th day in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will lead a public recitation of the rosary at 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in St.

The saying of the rosary during a papal health crisis is seen as a spiritual gesture to pray for an especially ailing pope. In 2005, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, then the undersecretary of state for ...

In the recent Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae , the Holy Father John Paul II once more urged Christian families to pray in their home by reciting the Rosary: "We need to return to the ...

ROME – Pope Francis remained in critical condition and resting Wednesday, as Argentines and Romans alike gathered in the ...

A rosary to pray for the pontiff’s full recovery is a new nightly tradition in Vatican City as Pope Francis remains in ...

ROME – Pope Francis continued his recovery from pneumonia Tuesday as the Vatican set in motion a nightly marathon of prayers ...

Catholic bishops in the U.S. are calling on faithful to pray for Pope Francis, now in critical condition in Rome's Gemelli ...

23, 2025, where the pontiff is hospitalized in stable but critical condition since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Faithful hold a smartphone with a picture of Pope Francis as they pray ...

After a full week in medical care ... Cardinal Pietro Parolin leads a rosary prayer service for Pope Francis’ health and recovery on Feb. 24, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.