The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network and the Dicastery for Communication are launching the “Praying with the Pope” project, a new initiative to serve the Holy Father’s mission. Starting in January 2026, and as a continuation of the mission launched by Pope Francis, Pope Leo XVI will share his monthly prayer intentions in video and audio formats. This initiative invites the Universal Church and all people of goodwill to unite spiritually in the same prayer.

The initiative aims to increase the visibility of the Holy Father’s prayer intentions by using appropriate prayer language in a new format, so they can better reach the faithful worldwide, especially in today’s digital communication landscape. At the launch, the International Director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, Father Cristóbal Fones, SJ, explained that “Praying with the Pope” is the Pope’s initiative to help everyone concretely join in the prayer intentions he proposes each month, and thus open their hearts to the challenges facing humanity and the mission of the Church.

A Work of Collaboration
The video and audio recording “Praying with the Pope” is a means of uniting the Universal Church in prayer. This project is also a collaboration between the Dicastery for Communication and the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network. This work is a tangible sign of how the Holy See’s communication efforts foster the communion of the entire Church and walk together synodally. The Pope’s intimate and universal prayer is offered in a new, simple yet powerful way, as a real instrument of our unity and communion in God.

These videos and audio recordings are expected to be a meeting point for millions of people, members of the same body, who are fully present in the digital world and in the physical places where they live, starting from within each person’s heart. It is hoped that these videos and audio recordings can be used in neighborhood, regional, parish, or grassroots community activities.

Collaboration in promoting the Holy Father’s videos is not new for the Holy Father’s Worldwide Prayer Network – Indonesia. Since 2023, the Holy Father’s Worldwide Prayer Network – Indonesia has collaborated with the Indonesian Papal Mission to translate the video subtitles into Indonesian. These videos are then uploaded to the Missio Nusantara YouTube channel and Instagram @pwpn.indonesia.

This involvement is a tangible manifestation of the support that the Worldwide Prayer Network of the Holy Father has provided for more than 180 years. Today, this network continues to renew its mission through new content and resources to encourage greater participation and access for all believers.

Contributor: PWPN Indonesian Team