In 1954, which he had declared a special year of veneration to the Virgin Mary, Pope Pius XII started reciting in public a traditional Catholic midday prayer to her. He first delivered it from the ...

The Sunday Angelus is a traditional Catholic prayer, recited on Sundays, that recalls the Annunciation of the Incarnation - the day the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would give birth to ...

The Regina Coeli (or Regina Caeli) is a traditional Catholic prayer dedicated to the Virgin Mary, recited during the Easter Season, from Easter Sunday until Pentecost, replacing the Angelus.

Pope Pius XII started reciting in public a traditional Catholic midday prayer to her. He first delivered it from the pope's summer residence, just outside Rome at Castel Gandolfo. Back at the ...

In 1954, which he had declared a special year of veneration to the Virgin Mary, Pope Pius XII started reciting in public a traditional Catholic midday prayer to her. He first delivered it from the ...