How Pope Francis Spread Devotion to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots

How Pope Francis spread devotion to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots

Pope Francis speaks at the at the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens on May 31, 2021, against the backdrop of an image of Our Lady, Undoer (or Untier) of Knots. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Apr 24, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Of the many devotions Pope Francis promoted during his pontificate, perhaps none is better known than his devotion to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots (also referred to as Our Lady, Untier of Knots), whose feast day is obse…

How Pope Francis Spread Devotion to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots

Vatican Media Pope Francis speaks at the at the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens on May 31, 2021, against the backdrop of an image of Our Lady, Undoer (or Untier) of Knots. The Pope said he liked the image so much that he started sending postcards of it, too.

Bishop Rubaramira Calls on Christians to Emulate Pope Francis’ Devotion to Mary

The Bishop of Kabale Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Callist Rubaramira, has called on Christians across the diocese to emulate the late Pope Francis’ deep devotion to Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and his life of humility. Delivering a homily during a requiem mass for the late Pope at Our Lady of Good Shepherd Cathedral, Rushoroza in Kabale Municipality on Friday morning, Bishop Rubaramira highlighted Pope Francis’ commitment to prayer and his veneration of…

Pope Francis should be remembered for his deep Marian devotion — Robert Fastiggi - The Dialog

By Robert Fastiggi, OSV News Pope Francis must be remembered for his deep Marian piety. In speaking to a group of young people in Rome on June 29, 2014 — the Solemnity of St. Peter and Paul — he famously said: “A Christian without the Madonna is an orphan.” In his General Audience of Sept. 3, 2014, he emphasized again the importance of having Mary as our mother and the church as our mother: “We understand, then, how the relationship which unites…

The Marian devotion of Pope Francis - Catholic Review

Pope Francis must be remembered for his deep Marian piety. In speaking to a group of young people in Rome on June 29, 2014 — the Solemnity of St. Peter and Paul — he famously said: “A Christian without the Madonna is an orphan.” In his General Audience of Sept. 3, 2014, he emphasized again the importance of having Mary as our mother and the church as our mother: “We understand, then, how the relationship which unites Mary and the Church is so de…

Francis’ values were rooted in his childhood - The Irish Catholic

Pope Francis was a widely beloved personality, and it was graceful to see even some Unionist politicians pay tribute to the Holy Father. His memoir, Hope, co-written with Carlo Musso, was an enjoyable read and brought an insight into Francis’s thinking and influences. Growing up in a poor barrio of Buenos Aires, he learned to… The post Francis’ values were rooted in his childhood appeared first on The Irish Catholic.