SAINTS & ART: The Church honors the Immaculate Heart as a vessel of deep spiritual insight into the life of Christ.

This was followed in 1952 by the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. And it led to the request of the bishops of the council — and ultimately to the consecration made by Paul VI.

Pope Francis highlighted “the beauty of Mary’s heart” in his Angelus address on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. The pope said on Dec. 8 that the Blessed Virgin Mary’s encounter ...

ROME – Pope Francis will consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. According to a statement released by the Vatican on Tuesday, the consecration will take place on Friday, March 25, and ...