America had previously been dedicated to Mary on three occasions.

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, then president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led a "Renewal of the Consecration of the United States of America to the Blessed Virgin Mary" at LA ...

As the crowd dispersed and the bells tolled one last time for the man in white, it was clear the church he left behind had been changed forever.

The Pope then offered a large bouquet of white roses carried to the base of the 39-foot-high column bearing the statue of the Virgin Mary. Prayer to the Blessed Mother Following hymns and a litany to ...