Pope’s October Prayer Intention: ‘For Mental Health Ministry’
The video urges the Church to welcome people with mental illness and support caregivers as more than 1 billion people worldwide live with a disorder.
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Vatican NewsPope’s October prayer intention: ‘For mental health ministry’
VATICAN — Pope Leo has released the “Pray with the Pope” video accompanying his prayer intention for the month of October 2026: “For mental health ministry.” In the video, produced by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, the Pope prays that the Church may be an “open house” where people facing challenges to their mental health […]
Pope Leo XIV’s October prayer intention is ‘for mental health ministry’
More than a billion people worldwide live with a mental disorder, while public spending on mental health accounts for barely 2% of health budgets. The post Pope Leo XIV’s October prayer intention is ‘for mental health ministry’ first appeared on OSV News.
One in seven people in the world lives with a mental disorder, often in silence and marked by stigma and loneliness. For this, Pope Leo XIV dedicates his intention of prayer in October to the pastoral care of mental health. He invites the faithful and the people of good [...] The entry Leo XIV asks to pray for those suffering from mental disorders was first published in The Truth.
The news León XIV asks the Church to accompany mental health “without judging and without excluding” was first published in Last Minute Religious News Vida Nueva León XIV has dedicated its intention of prayer of the month of October to the pastoral of mental health and has asked that the Church become an “open house”, able to accompany “without judging and without excluding” those who face difficulties related to mental health. Follow us on Goo…
"For a pastoral care of mental health", the theme of Leo XIV's prayer for the month of October, in which he invites the faithful and people of good will to pray for the Church to become an open house, able to accompany without judging and without discarding those who face difficulties in their mental health
Pope Leo XIV calls in October for prayer for the pastoral care of mental health. Especially in parishes, those affected and relatives often experience distance. He pleads for more mindfulness, conversation and humility.
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