(OSV News) ─ As Pope Leo XIV's 70th birthday grows closer, popular prayer app Hallow has joined the effort to grow a global spiritual birthday bouquet organized by OSV News. A prayer campaign for Pope Leo's Sept 14 birthday, posted to the app at the start of the weekend, has gained more than 1,300 participants.
"What an honor it is to help celebrate Pope Leo’s birthday!" said Alex Jones, CEO and co-founder of Hallow. "We’re thrilled to be able to help us all come together in prayer and thanksgiving.”
The prayer campaign so far has gathered thousands of registered prayers for Pope Leo, with more than 2 million more prayers and acts of mercy pledged.
"We're delighted to have Hallow join our efforts for this special spiritual bouquet for Pope Leo," said Gretchen R. Crowe, editor-in-chief of OSV News. "The app has become a beloved way to pray for specific intentions, and its launching a campaign for Pope Leo's birthday is a great blessing to this effort."
Hallow joins Pray More Novenas; Relevant Radio; the Daughters of St. Paul; the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; The Pontifical Mission Societies, USA; Sing the Hours and more as partners with OSV News in this effort.
The spiritual bouquet will be gathering prayers until Sept. 14. Go to OSVNews.com to add yours.
