Pope Francis Calls for Global Prayer to End Pandemic

Pope Francis Calls for Global Prayer to End Pandemic

Pope Francis has called for monthlong global prayer marathon for and end to the pandemic.

Throughout the month of May we will be praying the Rosary, in connection with the Holy Father, before each live streamed Mass at 8:20am. On days that we do not live stream Mass, you can follow our pre-recorded Rosary videos. Look for LIVE – Rosary to End Pandemic in the Events section of the website.


VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis has called for a global prayer marathon for the entire month of May, praying for the end to the pandemic.
“The initiative will involve in a special way all shrines in the world” in promoting the initiative so that individuals, families and communities all take part in reciting the rosary, “to pray for the end of the pandemic,” said the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization in a press release April 21.
“The prayer marathon is dedicated to the theme, ‘from the entire church an unceasing prayer rises to God,'” it said.
The theme refers to the miraculous event recounted in the Acts of the Apostles (12:1-12) when all the church prayed for Peter, who was imprisoned until God sent an angel to free him, illustrating how the Christian community comes together to pray in the face of danger and how the Lord listens and performs an unexpected miracle.
Each day in May, there will be a livestream from one of 30 chosen Marian shrines or sanctuaries to guide the prayer at 6 p.m. Rome time (noon EDT) on all Vatican media platforms.
The pope will open the monthlong prayer May 1 and conclude it May 31, the council said. (from America Today)