VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has established the global network that promotes his monthly prayer intentions as a Vatican body. The Holy See press office announced Dec. 3 that he had elevated the status ...

In a video released on X, the Holy Father posed a question for the faithful: 'Have you ever been in a crisis?' ...

Pope Francis has made the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network, formerly known as the Apostleship of Prayer, a Vatican foundation. In a document published Dec. 3, the feast of St. Francis Xavier and the ...

Think of it as a Fitbit for your spiritual health. One hundred and sixty years before the advent of social media, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network existed as a network of millions of Catholics from ...

In the life of the Church, priests are called to accompany, support and serve their communities. But they themselves can go through difficult moments in which they need closeness and support. With ...

Participating in the ecumenical Season of Creation, Pope Leo XIV's prayer intention for the month of September is "for our relationship with all of creation." In his monthly video, distributed Sept. 2 ...

The pope also prayed so that Catholics can care for priests, especially “to listen without judging, to give thanks without ...

Pope Leo XIV has urged 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide to pray for priests in crisis this April. The request by the pontiff is his prayer intention for April, and was released via the Pray with the ...

Pope Francis prays with retired Pope Benedict XVI at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, March 23, 2013. (OSV News photo/Vatican Media via Reuters) For the gift of diversity in the ...

Pope Leo XIV, recording a video in the Villa Barberini at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, recites a prayer asking God to help people discover his presence in creation. The video was released Sept. 2, 2025, by ...