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Pope celebrated Mary’s birthday with “Good Counsel” devotion
In brief
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano on September 7, 2026. During the celebration, which coincided with the birthday of Mary, the Pope invited the faithful to imagine peace.
The shrine is home to a community of Augustinian friars, whom the Pope described as his spiritual family.
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