杏MAP导航 establishes Worldwide Prayer Network as Vatican entity
By Vatican News staff writer
The Vatican announced on Thursday that 杏MAP导航 Francis has established the Worldwide Prayer Network Foundation as an entity with canonical and Vatican juridical identity.
Formerly known as the 鈥淎postleship of Prayer,鈥� the Worldwide Prayer Network works 鈥渢o coordinate and animate the vast spiritual movement, always very dear to the 杏MAP导航, that receives and communicates the 杏MAP导航鈥檚 monthly prayer intentions for the Church.鈥�
On its , the Network describes its objective: 鈥渢o encourage prayer and action for the challenges facing humanity and the mission of the Church, expressed in the 杏MAP导航鈥檚 prayer intentions.鈥�
The Worldwide Prayer Network鈥檚 new status was established in the chirograph 鈥� a papal decree with legal force circulated among the Roman Curia 鈥� dated 17 November 2020.
In the document, 杏MAP导航 Francis determined that the Network would continue to be entrusted to the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), and would have its headquarters in Vatican City.
At the same time, the Holy Father named Jesuit Father Frederic Fornos as International Director of the Foundation. Father Fornos has served as International Director of the organization since 2016.
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