Monday, June 16, 2025

Popular News

HomeNewsVaticanPope visits two mothers on his return to Rome

Pope visits two mothers on his return to Rome

Pope Francis returned to Rome after his two-day Apostolic Journey to Ireland to participate in the IX World Meeting of Families.

He landed at Rome’s Ciampino airport late Sundday evening around 11:00 Rome local time.

On Monday morning, as is his custom, the Pope went to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. There he prayed before the icon of Our Lady Salus Populi Romani, or Help of the Roman People, and left a bouquet of flowers.

Before returning to the Vatican, however, he paid a surprise visit to the Church of St Augustine, located just off of Piazza Navona. In a side chapel located to the left of the main altar, the body of St Monica is buried. Pope Francis paused there for several moments of personal prayer.

Today the Roman Church celebrates the Memorial of St Monica, the mother of St Augustine

Popular News

Pope Leo welcomes athletes to Vatican for Jubilee of Sport

Pope Leo XIV continues his predecessor’s Saturday Jubilee audiences, focusing on St Irenaeus as...

Pope appeals for ‘responsibility and reason’ in Iran-Israel escalation

Pope Leo XIV decries the military escalation between Iran and Israel and renews his...

Peter To Rot: A saint, fruit of a shared mission

In the first Ordinary Public Consistory of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV sets the...

‘You Are My Hope’: Pope Leo XIV’s Message for 9th World Day of the Poor

As the Church prepares to mark the Ninth World Day of the Poor on...