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 of Our Mother of Good ...

“For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who ...

AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia GENAZZANO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady ... of a myriad Virgin Marys ...