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Immaculate Conception: Pope Francis cancels public act of veneration again due to pandemic
Last year, the pope made a surprise visit to pray alone at the Immaculate Conception statue. Read more
Pope Francis asks Immaculate Virgin Mary to intercede for US after Capitol violence
Pope Francis prayed Sunday for the United States asking the Immaculate Virgin Mary to help foster a “culture of encounter”... Read more
Pope Francis: the Immaculate Conception is ‘one of the wonders of the story of salvation’
The Immaculate Conception is “one of the wonders of the story of salvation,” Pope Francis said in his Angelus address... Read more
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to Immaculate Conception statue in rain-drenched Rome
Pope Francis made a surprise visit Tuesday morning to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna. Read more
Belarus to be consecrated to Mary on Immaculate Conception feast
The metropolitan archbishop of Minsk has asked all churches in Belarus to pray an act of consecration of Belarus to... Read more
Rome’s Franciscans to provide ‘blessing from afar’ on Immaculate Conception feast
Conventual Franciscans said they will be present at a statue of the Immaculate Conception in the center of Rome to... Read more
Immaculate Conception: Pope Francis cancels traditional act of veneration due to pandemic
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will not visit Rome’s Piazza di Spagna this year for the traditional veneration... Read more
Pope Francis' prayer for the Immaculate Conception: 'You never stop loving your children'
For the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Pope Francis Sunday venerated a statue of the Virgin Mary located... Read more
Pope: Mary's Immaculate Conception the start of the fulfillment of God's plan
With Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception, God was, even before Mary’s birth, putting into motion his plan of salvation for the... Read more
On feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis points to Mary’s trust in God
On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to imitate Mary’s deep trust and openness to God... Read more
Beauty advice from Pope Francis: Be virtuous like Mary
On Friday’s Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis offered his own ‘beauty secret’ – with Mary as model –... Read more
Be like Mary – say yes to God, but not halfway, Pope Francis says
The contrast between the “no” of man in the Garden of Eden and the “yes” of Mary at the Annunciation... Read more
Here's a pre-election novena to Mary, patroness of the US
With the Nov. 8 election approaching, the Knights of Columbus have released a novena addressed to Mary, the Immaculate Conception,... Read more
Pope Francis venerates Immaculate Conception statue in Rome
Pope Francis venerated the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna, continuing the tradition set by his... Read more
