Pope Francis has thrown his support behind a campaign by a Catholic charity to have children all over the world, including Ireland, to pray the Rosary for peace this Friday. The Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) organises the campaign ‘One Million Children Praying the Rosary’ every October.

October is the month of the rosary, and the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is again inviting parishes, schools and families to take part in the worldwide initiative "One Million Children Praying the Rosary", to be held today the 18th of October 2023. As Saint Padre Pio once said, "When one million children pray the rosary, the world will change."