The “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” campaign has been held annually on the Feast Day of Saint Luke the Evangelist since its inception in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2005.

This year’s motto echoed Our Lady of Fatima’s 1917 request: “Pray the rosary every day to achieve peace in the world and the end of war.” Inspired by ACN’s campaign, hundreds of children gathered in the Chapel of the Apparitions in Fatima to pray the Rosary, led by Cardinal António Marto.

The cardinal noted that children are aware of the “pain of those innocents who suffer the horrors of war, which have become increasingly fierce.” He added, “Today, these children are the messengers of the love of the victims of the world: with them, God can do great and wonderful things.”

Cardinal Marto emphasized that when Our Lady asked us to pray the Rosary, she intended for us to feel united in prayer. “Here we are fighting for peace with the spiritual weapon of our prayer, so that the mercy of God may always come upon this world, which is so full of wounds,” he said.

The initiative also brought children together to pray the Rosary in conflict-ridden regions such as Ukraine, the Holy Land, Myanmar, Mozambique, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Children in countries where Christians are a minority, including Bangladesh and India, also participated, along with those from remote locations like Micronesia, French Polynesia, and the Antarctic.

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