The public viewing of the pope will be held in St. Peter’s Basilica after his casket is taken by procession from the Vatican.

In those days Mary arose and ... with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Roughly 100 Catholics from across the county paraded down Worth Avenue, singing hymns and reciting prayers in veneration of the Virgin Mary.

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, blessed a statue of “Mary, ...

Participants of all ages carried roses, rosaries and images of the ... “We’re celebrating our blessed mother, Mary, for saying yes to God’s will,” said Wong, a Palm Beach resident.