Pope prays Mary will fill believers with hope, inspire them to serve
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Father Elio Lops, chaplain of Rome's firefighters, blesses firefighters before they place a wreath of flowers on a tall Marian statue overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8, 2025, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) (Lola Gomez)

Pope prays Mary will fill believers with hope, inspire them to serve

ROME CNS – Celebrating the feast of the Immaculate Conception as the Jubilee Year was ending, Pope Leo XIV prayed that "Jubilee hope" would "blossom in Rome and in every corner of the earth," bringing with it reconciliation, nonviolence and peace.Standing near the Spanish Steps in central Rome, at the foot of a towering column…...