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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given October 4, 2026
Confirmed
In Short: Pope Leo XIV, during his Angelus address on October 4, 2026, reiterated his call for the faithful to pray the Rosary throughout the month of October.
He first made this appeal during his visit to Lourdes, France, on September 27, 2026, emphasizing the importance of the Rosary in promoting peace and unity.
The initiative, titled 'A Million Children Praying the Rosary,' aims to gather children from around the world to pray for peace.
Organized by 'Aid to the Church in Need,' the campaign will run from October 1 to 7, with a focus on the message of Fatima: 'In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.'
The Pope's call echoes the consistent message of his predecessors, including Pope Francis, who also emphasized the importance of prayer and action for peace.
Pope Leo XIV highlighted the significance of family values and faith, noting the blessings he received from his parents' love and faith.
The campaign will culminate on October 7, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, with an expected 700 to 1,000 children gathering at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens.
The Pope's invitation to pray the Rosary for peace is part of a broader initiative to promote mental health and support those struggling with mental disorders.
The Pope also addressed the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, urging for greater international assistance to alleviate the suffering of women and children.
Pope Leo XIV's call for prayer and peace reflects his commitment to fostering unity and addressing global challenges through faith and compassion.
What this adds
The Pope's call for the Rosary coincides with the traditional month of the Rosary, celebrated on October 7.
Background
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Pope Leo XIV has launched a prayer intention for October, focusing on mental health and urging the faithful to support those struggling with mental disorders.
What's confirmed
- Among the first to do so were the children, and they are continuing to do so: from 1 to 7 October, “Aid to the Church in Need” is promoting “ A Million Children Praying the Rosary ” initiative for peace and unity in the world.
- (OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Oct.
- Speaking in English after praying the Angelus with the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 13, the pope recalled the 25th anniversary of the attacks, which was observed two days earlier.
- Earlier, in his reflection before the Angelus, Leo focused on the Sunday Gospel and the Christian meaning of forgiveness, recalling that Christ taught forgiveness and bore witness to it even on the cross, when he prayed to the Father for his persecutors.
What's still developing
- As St. Francis continues to call each of us to pray and act so that the Lord may “make us instruments of His Peace” and, as the first Holy Father to take the name of the “poor man from Assisi,” Pope Francis continually and consistently called all Christians and people of good will to work together for peace and to care for the poor, the suffering, and those who are forgotten (or “thrown away”) by society, Pope Leo XIV continues that consistent call, inviting us to work and pray for peace and for an end to war.
- Dear brothers and sisters, Last Sunday, in Lourdes, I invited everyone to pray the Rosary during this month of October, with the special intention that wars may cease and peace may be built.
- Sponsored by The Pontifical Mission Societies, Catholics from around the world will gather online each day of October at 3 p.m.
- As I was “catching up” on Pope Leo’s Angelus addresses and his invitation to pray the Rosary every day during the month of October, I was reminded that someone had sent me a video with Pope Leo’s monthly prayer intention for the month of October.
- Indeed, the violent rejection does not thwart God’s will; in his infinite justice, he transforms evil into redemption: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone” (Mt.
- For both of his Octobers as pope, Leo XIV has made a special appeal to make this month a time to begin or renew our devotion to the Rosary, prayed especially for the intention of peace.
- And what better way to start the month than praying the Rosary along with Pope Leo?
- For both of his Octobers as pope, the Holy Father has asked the faithful to say the Rosary every day for the intention of peace.
- October is traditionally held as the month of the Rosary, given that on October 7, we celebrate the Our Lady of the Rosary.
- The jubilee will begin at noon on October 12, 2026, and continue until October 12, 2027.
- 11, 2001, in his Sunday Angelus address, praying for “those who continue to bear the wounds of that tragic day.” Speaking from the window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace Sept.
- Matthew 20: 1–16) — some for a full day, some for only a few hours, and some only as the sun was setting.
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