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Pope's prayer intentions

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of December

Dec 3, 2024

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of December is for pilgrims of hope. 

Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

 This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of November

Nov 2, 2024

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of November is for those who have lost a child.

Pope Francis prays during his general audience on Wednesday, May 29,  2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

 This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of August

Aug 1, 2024

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of August is for political leaders. 

Pope Francis prays during his general audience on Wednesday, May 29,  2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of July

Jul 2, 2024

“The anointing of the sick is not a sacrament only for those who are at the point of death. No. It is important that this is clear,” the Holy Father said July 2.

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This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of June

Jun 1, 2024

In a video, the Holy Father announced that his prayer intention for June is for those fleeing their homelands.

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims in St. Peter's Square gathered for his weekly general audience on April 3, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Formation of Women, Men Religious and Seminarians is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of May

May 1, 2024

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of May is for the formation of men and women religious and for seminarians. 

Pope Francis greets a woman religious at a Mass on the World Day of Consecrated Life, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, on Feb. 2, 2024, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of April 2024

Apr 2, 2024

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of April is that the dignity and worth of women be recognized throughout the world. 

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday Angelus on Feb. 18, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of March

Feb 28, 2024

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of March is for the martyrs of our day and witnesses to Christ.

Pope Francis prays at his Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square on April 12, 2023. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of May

May 2, 2023

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of May is for ecclesial movements and groups.

Pope Francis at Mass for the Sunday of the Word of God on Jan. 22, 2023. | Vatican Media

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of March

Mar 3, 2023

Pope Francis’s prayer intention for the month of March is for victims of abuse.

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This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of January

Jan 10, 2023

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of January is for educators.

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Why Pope Francis’ November Prayer Intention is for Children who Suffer

Oct 31, 2022

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of November is for children who suffer, including war victims and orphans. 

Pope Francis visits the San Raffaele Borona assisted living home in Rieti, Italy, Oct. 4, 2016. Vatican Media

This is Pope Francis' Prayer Intention for July 2022

Jun 30, 2022

Pope Francis has asked the Catholic Church to pray in a special way for the elderly during the month of July.

Pope Francis announced that his prayer intention for June 2022 is families. Shutterstock

Pope Francis Announces His Prayer Intention for June 2022

Jun 3, 2022

The choice is fitting, since families from around the world will gather in Rome later this month for the World Meeting of Families on June 22-26.

Pope Francis with a statue of the Virgin and Child. Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Pope Francis Prays That Young People Will Follow Mary’s Example

May 3, 2022

‘You young people, who want to build something new, a better world, follow her example, take risks,’ the pope urged.

Healthcare workers arrive at a check-up camp in Malad, India on June 25, 2020. Manoej Paateel/Shutterstock

Pope Francis’ April Prayer Intention: For Healthcare Workers in Poor Countries

Apr 5, 2022

Healthcare workers “have given their lives during this pandemic to help so many sick people recover,” Pope Francis said.

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Pope Francis’ March Prayer Intention: For Christians Facing New Bioethical Challenges

Mar 8, 2022

‘Let us pray that we may give a Christian response to bioethical challenges,’ the pope said.

Pope Francis prays at Hosh al-Bieaa (Church square) in Mosul, Iraq, on March 7, 2021. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis’ January 2022 Prayer Intention is for Victims of Religious Persecution

Jan 4, 2022

The pope called persecution ‘inhuman’ and ‘insane.’

Pope Francis meets young people of the Scholas Community at Rome’s Pontifical International College Maria Mater Ecclesiae, Nov. 25, 2021. Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Pope Francis’ December Prayer Intention: Catechists to Witness Word of God "with courage"

Nov 30, 2021

Pope Francis instituted a new ministry of catechist in May.

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Nov. 3, 2021. Vatican Media.

In November, Pope Francis Asks Catholics to Pray for People Suffering Depression

Nov 3, 2021

The condition affects an estimated 280 million people worldwide.