Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea April 13-23
Maria is the centerpiece of a pilot program the diocese has launched to enhance its development strategy.
The schedule begins with a nine-day novena of holy hours at 7 p.m. every evening at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria, Illinois, from Sept. 15-23.
Pope Leo was greeted with cheers from the people attending the Mass, many of whom were dressed in the Vatican’s white and yellow colors.
