By OSV News Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics to pray "for evangelisation in the city" as his August prayer intention, asking the Lord to accompany millions searching for meaning amid the noise and haste of urban life. In his monthly Pray with the Pope video, Pope Leo expressed his hope that urban environments may provide "fertile ground" for proclaiming the Gospel. The Chicago-born ...

Pope Leo XIV prays for respect for human life as his July 2026 prayer intention in this screenshot from a "Pray with the Pope" video released by the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network on 2 July. Photo: OSV News/Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics across the globe to join him this July in praying for respect for human life. In his ...

By Courtney Mares Pope Leo XIV has dedicated his prayer intention for the month of May to one of humanity's most persistent challenges: hunger. In a video message released on 30 April by the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network, Pope Leo called on Catholics worldwide to confront the problem of food insecurity with both prayer and concrete action. "Today we recognise with sorrow that millio...