During the course of Pope Leo XIV’s first excursion outside the Vatican, he travels to Rome’s Marian Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, to pray to the Blessed Mother and to pray before the resting place of his predecessor, the late Pope Francis. Earlier in the day, he made a special outing to pray at a beloved Marian shrine entrusted to the Augustinian Order, and delighted the faithful with warm greetings and blessings.

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Pope Leo XIV prays to Mary and before late Pope Francis at Santa Maria Maggiore

During the course of Pope Leo XIV's first excursion outside the Vatican, he travels to Rome's Marian Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, to pray to the Blessed Mother and to pray before the resting place of his predecessor, the late … Continue reading