US EditionThis is the pope’s prayer intention for the month of February
- On Feb. 5, 2026, Pope Leo XIV met the organizing committee for 'From Crisis to Care' in a private audience and urged harmonized, balanced care for children's welfare after a three-day Rome meeting with 70 participants from 19 countries.
- The initiative grew out of last year’s International Summit on Children’s Rights, responding to Pope Francis’s call amid a global 'poly-crisis' as he warned no progress was made during the past year.
- UNICEF and WHO data show over 2.1 billion children face chronic conditions, around 400,000 are diagnosed with cancer yearly, and about 1 million children die annually from these illnesses.
- The process will culminate in a public Catholic action plan, supported by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Vatican offices, following the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network video released yesterday.
- Facing resource strains, Catholic institutions and frontline providers struggle as funding instability weakens essential services, prompting the Pope to urge the organizing committee to persevere and speak for the voiceless.
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Northwest CatholicPope warns little progress has been made to protect children worldwide
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The world continues to fall short of protecting and caring for its children, leaving them with few opportunities to succeed and at greater risk of suffering abuse, Pope Leo XIV said in a speech Feb. 5. In his address to the steering committee of the project “From Crisis to Care: Catholic Action for Children,” Pope Leo praised the Catholic organizations for their work with children, and he shared concerns about the lack of p…
This is the pope’s prayer intention for the month of February
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of February is for children with incurable diseases. In a video to be released on February 5, the Holy Father prayed that the faithful would realize that “the smiles, even in the midst of pain,” of children suffering from incurable diseases, “are a testimony of [God’s] kingdom.” […] The post This is the pope’s prayer intention for the month of February appeared first on Interaksyon.
Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for children with incurable diseases - The Record Newspaper
Pope Leo XIV kneels in prayer in the Church of San Pellegrino at the Vatican in a video released on Feb. 5, 2026, by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network for his prayer intention for February: for children with incurable diseases. (OSV News screenshot/Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network) By Courtney Mares, OSV News ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has called on people around the world to pray for children living with incurable diseases in a video messa…
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