Pope Leo Unveils New Fresco at Genazzano Sanctuary Where He Prayed After His Election

Pope Leo XIV unveiled the portrait before celebrating Mass with his fellow Augustinian brothers at the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel​ in the medieval village of Genazzano, south of Rome. Pope Leo XIV returned Monday to a sanctuary where he prayed just after his election and revealed a permanent sign of his devotion to the place: a fresco depicting him praying that now adorns an upper cornice of the basilica. Pope Leo XIV has returned to a sanctuary where he prayed just after his election. During a visit Monday to the Our Mother of Good Counsel sanctuary, Leo unveiled a permanent sign of his devotion to the place. On the vigil of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Leo XIV is set to return to the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano to celebrate Mass, with the local Bishop saying Our Lady 'points to Christ as the path to follow.' Read all A new face adorns the chapel that houses the revered image of the Virgin of the Good Council in Genazzano. It is Pope Leo XIV, portrayed in prayer before the Marian icon, to which he has been linked by a devotion cultivated since his youth.The fresco was inaugurated on September 7 by the Pontiff himself during his visit to the Sanctuary, before celebrating the Mass on the eve of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.The work was created by the… In collaboration with the daily newspaper L'Adige we receive and publish the link of the following news. Opinion and thanks the publisher for the multimedia partnership. /// The Pope, we want to imagine peace, is the gift of God. The Pope's wish in the homily of the Mass in Genazzano Link to the news