Following the Regina Caeli prayer, Pope Leo XIV entrusts Chinese Christians to the Virgin Mary, praying that they might be witnesses of “hope and peace.” The Pope’s thoughts also turn to those suffering from the conflict in the Holy Land.
Vatican News
Following the Regina Caeli prayer on Sunday, the Pope marked the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China. The day of prayer, the Pope noted, coincides with the liturgical memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, who is venerated at the Shrine of Sheshan in Shanghai. Pope Leo thus entrusted the Chinese Christian community to her, so that it might continue bear witness to the Gospel:
Prayer for the Christians of the Holy Land
The Pope then renewed his appeal to Mary, Help of Christians, entrusting to her “the Christian communities of the Holy Land, Lebanon, and the entire Middle East, who are suffering because of war.”
