The Holy Father's monthly prayer intentions below are entrusted to the Worldwide Prayer Network for 2025.
Originally known as the Apostleship of Prayer, the network was created as a Jesuit initiative in 1844. In 2016, Pope Francis renamed the Apostleship of Prayer to the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network. He raised it to the status of a pontifical work in 2018 and made it a Vatican Foundation with canonical and juridical status in 2020.
Pope Leo XIV has continued the emphasis on prayer in building a personal relationship with Jesus. He reminds us that God waits for us with open arms and will offer meaning in life to those who seek it.
The Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network addresses the challenges facing humanity and assists the mission of the Church.
2026 Prayer Intentions
OCTOBER
For Mental Health Ministry
Let us pray that the mental health ministry be established throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illnesses.
NOVEMBER
For the Proper Use of Wealth
Let us pray for the proper use of wealth, that not succumbing to the temptation of selfishness, it may always be put at the service the common good and solidarity of those who have less.
DECEMBER
For Single-Parent Families
Let us pray for families experiencing the absence of a mother or father, that they may find support and accompaniment in the Church, and help and strength in the Faith during difficult times.
2027 Prayer Intentions
JANUARY
That the power of prayer might be discovered.
Let us pray that everyone in the Church might discover the power of prayer as a personal encounter with the Lord that transforms our hearts and the world.
FEBRUARY
That those who care for others might receive care.
Let us pray that those who care for the holistic health of others might receive the support they need, and that with patience, wisdom, and fortitude, they might open avenues of inner healing and hope.
MARCH
That the dignity of human life might be respected.
Let us pray that in a culture focused on productivity and instant results, we might be capable of discovering and appreciating the unique dignity of each person, both our own and that of others.
APRIL
That art might be a gift that humanizes.
Let us pray that art might be perceived as a true gift that humanizes us, lifts up the spirit, and helps us contemplate God’s beauty in creation.
MAY
That there be job opportunities for everyone.
Let us pray that technological development might open dignified work opportunities, and that intergenerational collaboration might bring a future in which every person can put their talents at the service of the common good.
JUNE
For the good use of artificial intelligence.
Let us pray that artificial intelligence might always be developed to serve human dignity and that we might know how to use it wisely.
JULY
For grandparents and the elderly.
Let us pray that members of the Church might always appreciate the treasure of faith and wisdom offered to us by grandparents and the elderly, and be willing to learn from their experience.
AUGUST
For the vocation of young people.
Let us pray that young people in search of their own vocation might recognize in Jesus Christ a companion on the way to whom they can open their hearts.
SEPTEMBER
For integral ecological conversion.
Let us pray that we might learn how to live in a new relationship with creation, protecting it with justice, and that, in contemplating creation, we might find the path toward a more harmonious and grateful existence.
OCTOBER
For Christian communities.
Let us pray that each parish, community, or Christian group might be a center of missionary outreach that forms new disciples at the service of the Gospel.
NOVEMBER
For the integration of migrants.
Let us pray that, accompanied and comforted by the Holy Family on their own journey of being uprooted, migrants and displaced persons might find communities that welcome them with dignity, solidarity, and true integration.
DECEMBER
For the Christian vocation of the family.
Let us pray that Christian families might be living witnesses of the Gospel in society, and that they might learn more and more how to be hearths where faith, hope, and love are cultivated.
