A few days before one of the largest sporting events, the FIFA World Cup, Pope Leo XIV dedicates his June prayer intention to the values of sports, “to build communion and fraternity in history.” Through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network’s “Pray with the Pope” campaign, the Pope encourages the faithful each month to join in praying for his intentions. Therefore, in June, he invites us to pray that sports might be a path of peace, encounter, and dialogue between cultures, promoting respect, solidarity, and the spirit of overcoming limits.
The Pope prays that sports might always be “a school of fraternity, not of empty rivalry, a space of encounter, not exclusion, a path of peace, not violence.” He also expresses how sports have “a universal language that brings cultures together, unites peoples, and sows respect, solidarity and personal growth.” Lastly, the Pope prays to God that his “Spirit never be lacking in us, making us one team, united with you to build communion and fraternity in history.”
