Children from African countries pray rosary ‘for the first time’ in global campaign

ACI Africa, Oct 19, 2025 / 08:00 am

Children from across Africa, including those in countries experiencing persecution and instability, joined their peers in the “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” campaign held on Oct. 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary .

The campaign by Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International is a global prayer initiative inspired by St. Pio of Pietrelcina’s vision of children changing the world through prayer.

In Mozambique, a southern African country weighed down by insurgency against Christians, some children prayed the rosary for the first time in their lives.

One of the testimonies shared with ACN from a parish in Mozambique’s Diocese of Lichinga recounted how the community brought together 100 you