For over 20 years
Children across the globe united in prayer.
About the Campaign
Where children pray,
hope grows.
A global week of prayer led by ACN – this year especially inspired by the words of Our Lady of Fatima:
“In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.”
Inspired by the message of Our Lady of Fatima and the words of Saint Padre Pio – “The world will change when one million children pray the Rosary” – the campaign has grown into a worldwide prayer movement, involving schools, parishes, dioceses and families on every continent.
About the Campaign
Where children pray,
hope grows.
A global week of prayer led by ACN – this year especially inspired by the words of Our Lady of Fatima:
“In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.”
Inspired by the message of Our Lady of Fatima and the words of Saint Padre Pio – “The world will change when one million children pray the Rosary” – the campaign has grown into a worldwide prayer movement, involving schools, parishes, dioceses and families on every continent.
WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF PRAYER
All over the world, children will pray the Rosary together for peace from 1-7 October.
On 7 October, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, the initiative will reach its high point.
Check how many have joined to pray in your country and in the whole world
1–7 October
41,367 Kids praying in 2026
Why pray?
With the Rosary, you can not only be very close to Mary and Jesus, but also change the world. When we pray together, our prayer has great power. Thousands of children around the world pray for peace and help make the world a better place.
How It Started
The initiative began in 2005 in Caracas, Venezuela, when a group of children praying the Rosary sparked inspiration for a worldwide movement. Today, it connects millions of young believers across continents.
How to Participate
The campaign takes place from 1-7 October, inviting children, schools, parishes, and families to come together and pray the Rosary.
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Schools and Parishes
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Families
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Community Groups
Share your picture using the hashtag #1MillionChildrenPraying
Materials
Start Your Journey
In response to the call of Our Lady of Fatima and Pope Leo XIV’s invitation to pray the Rosary, we warmly invite you to become part of our international prayer initiative this year.
Together with children around the world, we follow Mary’s call and pray the Rosary for peace – trusting that her Immaculate Heart will triumph.
Download the Booklet and Guide in your language and continue this meaningful journey
Prayer Kits
Includes a poster, prayer flyer, letter, leaflet “why we pray the rosary”, comics and colouring pages.
Available in many languages.
Resources For Leaders
Support for teachers, catechists, and parents to guide children in prayer.
Available in some languages
Families
How to Pray the Rosary
Children often embrace the Rosary with openness and devotion, being often very close to the Virgin Mary.
Praying the Rosary deepens your relationship with Mary.
It’s like a loving conversation that brings you closer to her with trust – just as children experience their relationship with their mother.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell;
the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father almighty,
from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.
Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins,
save us from the fires of hell and lead all souls to Heaven,
especially those who most need thy mercy.
Amen.
Photo gallery
Explore moments from the “One Million Children Praying the Rosary”
Discover photos and videos shared by participants around the world, showcasing children united in prayer, supported by Aid to the Church in Need since 2005.