SW News: Hundreds of Filipino children will pray the rosary for unity and peace in the world on October 25 at the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Makati City. The event is organized by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International as part of the “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” global campaign.

The rosary prayer will be attended by Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines.

ACN Philippines national director Jonathan Luciano said  participants will get rosaries personally blessed by Pope Francis himself. “Let us intensify the campaign starting with the youth. Let’s do it not only this month but even after” he said.

“One Million Children Praying the Rosary” global campaign was started in  Venezuela in 2005.

Aid to the Church in Need is an international Catholic pastoral aid organization which provides aid to persecuted Christians. Aid to the Church in Need's Headquarters is in Königstein, Germany.