Pray With the Pope: March 2019
General Intention: That Christian communities, especially those who are persecuted, feel that they are close to Christ and have their rights respected. Danger of apps for heretic hunts If you want to condemn...
Author: Chris Chatteris
Pray With the Pope: February 2019
See the human General Intention: For a generous welcome of the victims of human trafficking, of enforced prostitution, and of violence. It is an extremely sad fact that people disappear every day and the...
Pray with the Pope January 2019: A Catholic Revival of Preaching
General Intention: That young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world. Catholics are...
Pray With the Pope: December 2018
Don’t get lost in translation General Intention: That people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the...
Pray With the Pope: November 2018
Be Driving Saints! General Prayer Intention: In the Service of Peace. That the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict. This is an intention well-suited to the age...
Pray With the Pope: October 2018
What more can we do? General Intention: That consecrated religious men and women may bestir themselves, and be present among the poor, the marginalised, and those who have no voice. October’s prayer intention is...
Pray With the Pope: September 2018
Prayer Intention: That young people in Africa may have access to education and work in their own countries. It is truly extraordinary what risks migrants will take to get into so-called developed countries. Young...
Pray with the Pope August 2018 – Get People to Marry – Its Good for Them
There is a slew of studies which tell us what we already know. They inform us, often in a rather surprised tone, that marriage is good for us. Married people tend to be healthier, happier and even wealthier than people who are cohabiting.
Pray With the Pope July 2018: The Loneliness of Priests Overcome
Intention: That priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may find help and comfort in their intimacy with the Lord and in their friendship with their brother priests.
Pray with the Pope June 2018 – Why We Must Make a Leap Now
The arresting title of Naomi Klein’s latest book is No Is Not Enough. Klein is often considered to be a hopelessly impractical, radical left-wing social commentator and feminist eco-warrior. Her book is a response to the election of US President Donald Trump, and it is a sustained attack on pretty well all he stands for.
Pray with the Pope: May 2018
The pope’s prayer intention for May is that the lay faithful may fulfil their specific mission, by responding with creativity to the challenges that face the world today.
Pray With the Pope: April 2018
General Intention: That economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths. It’s important to know what things are for, especially if we dedicate our lives to them. Today economists are being asked what the economy is for.
