2003 John Paul II entrusted Europe to the Virgin Mary, and renewed that entrustment again on 31 August 2003. During the ongoing conflict, on 25 March 2022 Pope Francis consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in union with bishops from all over the world to implore an end to the war. Canada Early Jesuit missionaries consecrated their missions to Mary Immaculate. In 2017, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops suggested local ordinaries consecrate their respective dioceses to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on 1 July (or another date "that might better suit the local pastoral situation") to mark the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. Those taking part included: Archdiocese of Ottawa (1 July 2017, Abp. Terrence Thomas Prendergast) Bishop Gary Michael Gordon) of Victoria Archbishop Martin William Currie of Saint John's Archbishop Richard William Smith of Edmonton Bishop William Terrence McGrattan of Calgary Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins) of Toronto Archbishop John Michael Miller of Vancouver Diocesan Administrator Kevin McGee of the Diocese of Saskatoon Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix of Québec (2 July 2017) Bishop Luc-André Bouchard of Trois-Rivières (15 August 2017) Bishop André Gazaille of Nicolet (8 December 2017) All the bishops of Canada participated jointly in the consecration of the country to the Blessed Mother during the CCCB Plenary Assembly on 6 September 2017. On 1 May 2020, members of the CCCB consecrated Canada to Mary, under the title Mother of the Church. Bishops were invited to participate in a 1 May 2020 re-consecration of their dioceses. Among those participating was Bishop Mark Hagemoen of Saskatoon. England and Wales The title of "Mary's Dowry" as applied to England dates back to Edward the Confessor, and was formally proclaimed in 1399 by Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Arundel. Eight years before, during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the fourteen-year-old King Richard II of England had entrusted his kingdom to the Virgin Mary in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The bishops of England consecrated the country to Mary in 1893. The re-dedication of England as the "Dowry of Mary" took place 29 March 2020 at the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. Latin America and Caribbean and the Americas "In 1945, at the urging of bishops from the U.S. and Canada, Ven. Pius XII bestowed on her the title Empress of the Americas." On Easter Sunday 2020, CELAM, the Latin American and Caribbean bishops’ conference, consecrated Latin