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What is the rosary? Why a set of beads and prayers are central to Catholic faith

  • Written by Kayla Harris, Librarian/Archivist at the Marian Library and Associate Professor, University of Dayton
What is the rosary? Why a set of beads and prayers are central to Catholic faithRosaries are meant for praying anywhere and anytime.Anderson Mouzinho/EyeEm via Getty Images

It’s one of the most famous moments in modern Catholicism: the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. The Virgin Mary allegedly appeared to three Portuguese children in 1917, when much of the world was engulfed in World War I. Over a series of six...

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