VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has asked Catholics around the world to join him on Friday in consecrating all humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine, to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Pope Francis on Friday consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary with a prayer asking for peace in the world. At the end of a penitential service in St. Peter’s Basilica on March ...

Pope Francis uses incense as he venerates a Marian statue during a Lenten penance service in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 25, 2022. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen ROME — Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis prays in front of the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima during a Marian vigil in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 12, 2013. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Watch Pope Francis’ ...