Here's how to understand the rosary, a Catholic prayer tradition practiced by millions of faithful worldwide — including the beads, the link to Mother Mary and the meaning behind the prayer aid.

In the ebb and flow of life, the rosary is also revered by believers because of the simple and rhythmic flow that’s involved in praying it.

The rosary, a favorite devotional prayer of many Catholics throughout the world, goes back to the 13th century. It was in the 1500s that Pope Pius V designated the original 15 mysteries of the ...

The fruits of each glorious mystery are listed as follows: faith, hope, wisdom, devotion to Mary and the grace of a happy death. Slowly but surely, I could see them playing out in my own life.

October is regarded as the "month of the rosary," a prayer that allows believers to contemplate the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. A Catholic priest in South Carolina shared insights.

In 'The Healing Power of Praying the Rosary,' Gary Jansen, author and executive editor at Loyola Press, likens the Rosary to meditation, explaining how it can help with everything from stress to ...

Children in South Sudan, Burma, and Lebanon have joined a worldwide initiative to get one million kids to pray the rosary this year on Oct. 18. “One million children praying the rosary” is a ...

Open to students from all grades, the prayer group meets once a month before school starts to pray the rosary for the protection of babies in the womb and for an end to abortion.

More than 840,000 people from 140 countries joined in praying the rosary Oct. 18 to ask for peace and unity throughout the world. The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN ...

Thousands of Roman Catholics have signed up for an event called the Rosary Rose Bowl, held Saturday at the actual Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. It's a church-led effort to encourage the faithful ...

Participants in the novena are asked to recite the novena prayer on the 30th of each month but are also welcome to pray the novena more frequently and to pray five decades of the rosary along with ...