Pope Francis welcomed the team from the international office, the continental coordinators, permanent collaborators of the Worldwide Prayer Network, and the ambassadors of the Pro-Rete Mondiale di Preghiera del Papa Foundation to the Apostolic Palace
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Merry Christmas!
Audience with Pope Francis – Prayer Intentions 2026
First Friday Mass – Chapel of the General Curia of the Society of Jesus
A New International Direction for the Pontifical Work established by Pope Francis
Presentation of the Civil Foundation Pro Rete Mondiale di Preghiera del Papa
The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network celebrates 180 years
Fr. Cristóbal Fones SJ Appointed by the Holy Father as New International Director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network
Effective January 1, 2025, Fr. Cristóbal Fones SJ will take on the role of International Director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network
India – Meetings and Formation of the Prayer Network
From November 9 to 22, the Acting International Director, Cristóbal Fones SJ, and the International Vice Director, Bettina Raed, visited the Pope’s Prayer Network mission in India.
New International Vice Director – Fr. Miguel Pedro Melo, SJ
The Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, has assigned Fr. Miguel Pedro Melo, SJ, from the Portuguese Province, to join the international office of the Vatican foundation the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network.
The spirituality of the Sacred Heart of Jesus inspires and energizes the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network
The Pope recently published an encyclical letter on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Heart of Jesus, which celebrates the 350th anniversary of the manifestation of the Heart of Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in 1673, the origin of the Feast of the Sacred Heart.












