Pope’s Prayer Intentions for March

Vatican, Feb. 29, 2008 (CWNews.com) - The Vatican has released the prayer intentions of Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) for the month of March 2008.

The Pope's general intention is: "That the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation between persons and people may be understood and that the Church, through her testimony, may spread Christ's love, the source of new humanity." The Pontiff's missionary intention is: "That Christians, who are persecuted in many parts of the world and in various manners because of the Gospel, may continue, sustained by the strength of the Holy Spirit, to bear witness courageously and openly to the Word of God."