Archbishop Timothy Costelloe and Bishop Tim Norton apologized to the victims as the former bishop of Broome, Christopher Saunders, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison.

The Spanish prelate points out that praying the rosary “helps us guard our hearts. It sustains faith, hope, and charity.”

A look at this popular devotion and prayer on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

“Accountability for grave wrongdoing is necessary, but it does not require the taking of another life,” the bishops wrote.

Bishop Michael Olson said he hopes to “further the culture of life” by urging the company to consider whether it’s violating federal law by mailing abortion pills to pro-life states.

The motto for this year’s pilgrimage was "Mother, in your embrace we recognize each other as brothers and sisters.”

“This anniversary invites us to remember not only the founding of our nation but also the generations who have helped bring its ideals to life,” said the letter from Colorado Christian leaders.

Judge William Lafferty said the diocese had not settled bankruptcy requirements and did not qualify for a special religious dispensation in the proceedings.

The pontiff sent a message of condolence for those killed in Gaza by airstrikes on Oct. 3.

Corsican Catholics answered the destruction of a Marian statue with a public rosary and prayers for the accused men’s conversion.