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 ...

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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 ...

That’s just three of a myriad Virgin Marys around the world, whose veneration is central to Catholics from the pope to the ordinary faithful. Even many of the less-than-devout know what it means to ...