Pope Leo XIV to Lead May 30 Global Rosary for Peace in Vatican Gardens

10 articles · Updated · Vatican News - English · May 28

Saturday at 7 p.m., Pope Leo XIV will lead a worldwide Rosary for peace at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens, inviting shrines and faithful across the globe to join.
Five Joyful Mysteries will frame prayers for war victims, aid workers, prisoners and others suffering violence, ending with a plea for an end to war and lasting peace.
Shrines in Ukraine, the Philippines, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Lebanon and Italy have already confirmed participation in the coordinated prayer.
St. Peter's Square will carry the Rosary on large screens for pilgrims in Rome, in an initiative organized by the Dicastery for Evangelization at the close of the Marian month.
The event extends Leo's repeated appeals for world peace and his emphasis on prayer as a response to ongoing conflicts.

Beyond this global prayer, how have world leaders responded to the Pope's recent diplomatic interventions in major conflicts?

After the worldwide Rosary, what are the Vatican's next steps to translate global prayer into concrete peace actions?