Global Rosary for Peace 2026

Global Rosary for Peace 2026

Family Rosary

October 2026, 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Pray the Rosary live with over 414,000 people around the world.

Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to pray the Rosary every day for peace in the world. On 22 October, the Memorial of St. John Paul II, Holy Cross Family Ministries brings ministry centers across 18 countries onto one screen to answer him at the same hour. Pray with us from wherever you are.

WHAT WE PRAY TOGETHER

This year the world prays the Luminous Mysteries, the Mysteries of Light. Five continents, five mysteries, five intentions for peace.

1. The Baptism of the Lord, for peace in the individual heart, led by Latin America

2. The Wedding at Cana, for peace in the family, led by North America and Rome

3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom, for peace in the community, led by Asia

4. The Transfiguration, for peace in the country, led by Europe and the Caribbean

5. The Institution of the Eucharist, for peace in the world, led by Africa

The Rosary opens with the Sign of the Cross and the Apostles' Creed prayed by every country together. Each mystery then carries a short reflection and an intention, followed by the Our Father, ten Hail Marys, the Glory Be and the O My Jesus, and it closes with the Hail Holy Queen. The prayers are led country by country, many of them in their own languages.

Catholic bishops pray with President Trump

In addition to praying with Trump, topics discussed during the meeting included religious freedom, school choice, religious visas, and life policy.



The view of the White House from the South Lawn with the U.S. flag on April 18, 2026. | Credit: Ivan Ventura/Shutterstock

By Tyler Arnold

October 22, 2026 at 6:52 PM ET · 

Denver Archbishop James Golka and over half a dozen fellow U.S. Catholic bishops met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Oct. 22.

White House Faith Director Jenny Korn told EWTN News the meeting was organized by the White House Faith Office “as part of our ongoing engagement with faith leaders of all denominations from across the country.”

In addition to praying with Trump, Korn said several topics were discussed during the meeting, including “religious freedom, the role of the White House Faith Office, school choice, religious visas, and life policy.”

Participants included Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles; Bishop Edward Burns of Dallas; Bishop James Wall of Gallup, New Mexico; Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas; Bishop William Joensen of Des Moines, Iowa; Archbishop Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee; and Bishop Michael Barber, SJ, of Oakland, California.

Before concluding the meeting, Golka and his brother bishops gathered around Trump at the Oval Office’s iconic Resolute desk to pray.

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Oct 19, 2026

The Global Rosary for Peace, an international prayer initiative, will bring together families, parishes, schools, religious communities, and individuals to pray for peace on October 22, 2026. Father Fred Jenga, president of Holy Cross Family Ministries, joins to share how many countries are participating, why the initiative is resonating globally, and why the feast day of Pope Saint John Paul II was chosen for the start of the initiative.

World prays for Pope Leo after lung cancer diagnosis

By Joshua McElwee

October 14, 20263:09 AM EDTU

A person holds a picture of Pope Leo on the day of a mass marking the 10th anniversary of the apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, including special prayers for the health of Pope Leo, who is in a hospital after lung surgery, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, October 14, 2026. 

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Summary 

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VATICAN CITY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - World leaders, Catholics across the globe and senior cardinals at the Vatican offered prayers for Pope Leo on Wednesday after ‌doctors announced the 71-year-old pontiff had been diagnosed with lung cancer and had part of one lung removed.
The cancer diagnosis for a pope known to be relatively young and energetic and who was elected only in May 2025 caused shock.

A prayer was recited for Leo to have a good convalescence and complete healing during an open-air Mass in St. Peter's Square on ​Wednesday following the surgery.

The pope was diagnosed on Tuesday with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, after doctors removed the lower lobe ​of his right lung during an operation.
Leo spent a peaceful night in hospital, the Vatican said, adding that further information about ⁠his condition would be released later on Wednesday.

The pontiff had been admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital after doctors discovered a growth during a recent routine health ​check.

The operation lasted about 90 minutes and was completed without complications, the pope's lead surgeon, Stefano Margaritora, and his personal physician, Luigi Carbone, said late on Tuesday.

The ​doctors said in a joint statement that the entire lower lobe of the right lung was removed in an effort to eliminate all cancerous tissue. Human lungs have five lobes — three in the right lung and two in the left.

The Vatican has not disclosed the size of the tumour or whether the disease had spread to nearby lymph nodes, key factors in ​determining prognosis.

Leo is relatively young for a Church leader. He enjoys sports, including tennis, and is not known to be a smoker or to have had recent ​health issues.

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Satanic prayer causes uproar at city council meeting

CHAD DRURY Courier staff writer


OTTUMWA — An invocation at the beginning of Tuesday's Ottumwa City Council meeting overshadowed everything else that took place over the course of 80 minutes.

Resident and former council member Matt Dalbey read a satanic prayer — capped off by "Hail Satan" — to kick off the meeting at City Hall, leading to a reaction from New Life Center pastor Rick Bick during a contentious opening few minutes of the meeting.

In a private message, Dalbey said the prayer is used by the Satanic Temple of Iowa, of which he is a member, "but has nothing to do with the belief in a satanic deity."

The Satanic Temple of Iowa is "a resolutely non-theistic" religious organization that follows seven core tenants, according to its website.

Soon after Dalbey left the podium and after the council, staff and audience recited the Pledge of Allegiance, Bick had his turn, and was out of turn with the meeting's protocol of speaking on agenda items.

"Let's just reverse this curse that was put on our city. That 'Hail Satan' is not welcome here," Bick said.

Council member Cara Galloway, who has never stood for an invocation, said that Bick should speak during the portion of the meeting where citizens can speak on either agenda or non-agenda items; Bick spoke after the roll call was taken and the council was to discuss the consent agenda.

"It needs to be done now," he said. "I appreciate what Ms. Galloway is saying, but that was a curse put on the city. Most of you know that, and we need to just stop and reverse it."

Mayor Benjamin Foote then called for a 30-second moment of silence "to reflect on whatever it is we need to reflect on at this time," but again, Galloway said "it was time to move forward" before being overruled by the mayor.

Dalbey's invocation was within the scope of the city's invocation policy, which was approved Jan. 20, with Galloway the only council member to vote against it. In part, the policy says:

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Nearer, My God, to Thee

 

Nearer, My God, to Thee

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Last Day Events by Ellen G. White | Chapter 13 - The Latter Rain

 Last Day Events by Ellen G. White | Chapter 13 - The Latter Rain

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Sep 4, 2026  #sda #adventist #sdachurch

🌧️ Last Day Events — Chapter 13: The Latter Rain

 🕊️ The Final Outpouring of the Holy Spirit

*Last Day Events by Ellen G. White, presented by SDA Wisdom**, continues with Chapter 13, **“The Latter Rain,”* a powerful examination of the promised outpouring of the Holy Spirit before Christ’s return.

🌱 Just as the former rain caused the seed to germinate and the latter rain prepared the harvest, the Holy Spirit carries God’s people through spiritual growth toward maturity in Christ.

This chapter explores Pentecost as the beginning of the former rain and points toward an even greater manifestation of divine power near the close of earth’s history.

🔥 Yet receiving the latter rain requires more than simply waiting for a future spiritual awakening.

God calls His people to seek the Holy Spirit, humble their hearts, repent, surrender completely, put away strife, and actively labor for Christ.

✨ In This Chapter

• 🌧️ Discover the meaning of the **former and latter rain**.
• 🔥 Examine the extraordinary results of **Pentecost**.
• 📖 Understand the relationship between **revival and reformation**.
• 🙏 Learn why earnest *prayer and repentance* are essential.
• ❤️ Discover why Christians must **love one another and reject dissension**.
• 🕊️ Explore the necessity of **total surrender to the Holy Spirit**.
• 🌾 Understand how believers can prepare for the **latter rain**.
• 🌍 Discover why God calls His church to become **active laborers in Christ’s service**.
• ⚠️ Consider the warning that **not everyone will receive the latter rain**.

🌟 Prepare for the Heavenly Refreshing

The message is deeply personal: preparation cannot be postponed or accomplished for us by someone else.

Each believer is called to seek God individually, walk faithfully in the light already received, and allow the Holy Spirit to transform the character.

📖 *Watch Chapter 13 and prayerfully consider whether your life is being prepared for the latter rain.*

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Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

Some critics call the Rededicate 250 event an effort to “hijack” U.S. history with a false, Christian nationalist narrative — one they say fuses American and Christian identities and threatens a constitutional separation of church and state.

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
By Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 14, 2026 at 11:16 AM EDT | UPDATED: May 14, 2026 at 11:23 AM EDT

By PETER SMITH

President Donald Trump and several top administration officials are joining with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy this Sunday on the National Mall in Washington for a prayer gathering billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation Under God” upon America’s 250th birthday.

But some critics call the Rededicate 250 event an effort to “hijack” U.S. history with a false, Christian nationalist narrative — one they say fuses American and Christian identities and threatens a constitutional separation of church and state.

The daylong program is being organized by a nonprofit called Freedom 250. Its website describes it as a public-private partnership “leading the presidential programming for America’s 250th anniversary,” which culminates with the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4.

Congressional Democrats have questioned the organization’s structure and finances, which they see as a Trump-controlled end run around a separate commission charted by Congress a decade ago to prepare semiquincentennial events.

Top Republican officials promote event

Organizers expect thousands of people to attend Rededicate 250, which will include worship music, prayers and speeches from Cabinet heads and other Republican officials, along with religious leaders and others. Trump and several other speakers are addressing the crowd by video, while others will speak in person. The scheduled participants include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

“Our founders knew two simple truths,” Hegseth said in a promotional video for the event featuring a montage of Cabinet secretaries.

“Our rights don’t come from government, they come from God. And a nation is only as strong as its faith,” added Hegseth, whose use of Christian rhetoric to justify the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran and in other official settings has drawn scrutiny.

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