Rosary Prayed with Children for Peace in the Vatican Gardens
Pope Leo XIV and hundreds of children gathered in the Vatican for the traditional prayer, wishing for an end to violence in the world.
Pope Leo XIV and 1,300 people, including 700 children, participated in the Rosary prayer event held at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens for the end of global violence.
The Gathering in the Vatican
Children from various parishes and schools in Rome met with Pope Leo XIV at the Lourdes Grotto to launch the "One Million Children Praying the Rosary" initiative.
Prayers Read in Different Languages
To represent this global initiative, the five decades of the Rosary were recited in five different languages: Italian, Spanish, Urdu, German, and Arabic.
Global Suffering and Hopes
This special Rosary prayer kicked off a week-long initiative remembering children in Ukraine, victims of conflict, families in the Middle East, persecuted Christians in Pakistan, and wounds all over the world.
Messages from Pope Leo XIV and Cardinal Koch
While Cardinal Kurt Koch stated that children can carry the sufferings of the world to Jesus together with the Virgin Mary, Pope Leo XIV emphasized his joy of being together with the children.