Pope's Prayer Intentions for April

Vatican, Apr. 2, 2007 (CWNews.com) - The Vatican has announced the prayer intentions of Pope Benedict XVI for the month of April 2007. The Pope's general intention is: "That, allowing himself to be enlightened and guided by the Holy Spirit, every Christian may answer enthusiastically and faithfully to the universal call to sanctity." The Pope's missionary intention is: "That the number of priestly and religious vocations may grow in North America and the countries of the Pacific Ocean, in order to give an adequate answer to the pastoral and missionary needs of those populations."