The Rosary has been the object of papal praise

"We earnestly exhort all Christians to give themselves to the recital of the pious devotion of the Rosary publicly, or privately in their own house and family, and that unceasingly." – Pope Leo XIII

"If you recite the Family Rosary, all united, you shall taste peace." – Pope John XXIII

"The Rosary is a treasure of graces." – Pope Paul V

"The Rosary is the most beautiful and the richest of all prayers to the Mediatrix of all grace; It is the prayer that touches most the heart of the Mother of God. Say it each day!" – Pope Saint Pius X

"Our need of divine help is as great today as when the great Dominic introduced the use of the Rosary of Mary as a balm for the wounds of his contemporaries." – Pope Leo XIII

"The fathers and mothers of families particularly must give an example to their children, especially when, at sunset, they gather after the day's work, within the domestic walls, and recite the Holy Rosary on bended knees before the image of the Virgin." – Pope Pius XI

"Mary constantly sets before the faithful the 'mysteries' of her Son, with the desire that the contemplation of those mysteries will release all their saving power."  – Pope St. John Paul II

"Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world." – Blessed Pope Pius IX