Pope Francis will join the Italian bishops, along with Catholics throughout Italy, and the faithful throughout the world, in praying the Rosary on Thursday evening, to implore the intercession of Our Lady against the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Pope Francis and the Italian bishops have asked all the faithful throughout the country to pray the Luminous

Nine bishops have said they will attend the mass prayer event on Sunday April 29

Those who need guidance praying the rosary should try Fr Dwight Longenecker's book

The 'Rosary on the Coast' will mark 50 years since the Abortion Act came into effect

The group disrupted the ecumenical service by reciting the rosary out loud

The 'Rosary of the Coast for Life and Faith' takes place as Ireland prepares for next year's abortion referendum

It has some 4,000 sets of rosary beads

The rosary is immensely powerful, but it is God's strength at work, not ours