When Pope St. John Paul II introduced the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary in 2002, there’s no indication that he saw them as Lenten devotions. He proposed them in an Apostolic Letter on Oct. 10 that ...

Twenty years ago, St. John Paul II published the apostolic letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae, adding five Luminous Mysteries to the traditional 15 meditated on in the rosary. The Luminous Mysteries ...

Pope Francis told seminarians on Saturday that praying the rosary can “unveil the mysteries of the priesthood” in its moments of joy, sorrow, and the glory to come. In a meeting with seminarians from ...

Scores of Catholics and other practicing Christians pray the rosary all year long — and many bestow gifts of rosaries on family and friends for Christmas and other special occasions. What is the ...

Five years ago, Father Justine John Dyikuk promised to always pray the 20 decades of the rosary (all four sets of mysteries) every day for the rest of his life. This was after experiencing what the ...

In many of the Marian Apparitions all over the world, the Blessed Virgin Mary often emphasized the importance of praying the rosary. On May 13, 1917, in the village of Fatima, Portugal, the Blessed ...

Do you have a favorite song that brings back to your heart precious events in your life that you want to keep alive? Praying the holy rosary is like singing your favorite song, every Hail Mary allows ...