Pope Francis will lead the global praying of the Holy Rosary for peace in Ukraine and for the end of wars around the world on Tuesday, May 31, at 6 p.m.
“At the conclusion of the Marian month, Pope Francis wishes to offer a sign of hope to the world, suffering from the conflict in Ukraine and deeply wounded by the violence of the many wars still active,” read a Vatican announcement.
The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization said all the faithful in every part of the world are invited to support Pope Francis in his “prayer to the Queen of Peace.”
The pope will pray the rosary before the statue of Mary Regina Pacis (Queen of Peace) at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major. It will be broadcast live online and on other media platforms.
Before the prayer, Pope Francis will lay flowers at the foot of the Marian statue.
The Pontifical Council said that the pope will be accompanied at the basilica by children who have recently made their First Communions or received the Sacrament of Confirmation, as well as families from Rome’s Ukrainian community.
Pope Francis consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25.
