The Vatican today announced Pope Benedict XVI’s general prayer and mission intentions for the month of June, which continue this year’s Eucharistic theme.

The Holy Father's general prayer intention for the month, the Holy See said, is, "That our society should, with concrete acts of Christian and brotherly love, come to the aid of the millions of refugees who live in extreme need and abandonment."

Similarly, his mission intention for June is, "That the Sacrament of the Eucharist should be more and more recognized as the beating heart of the Church's life."