This morning, the Vatican announced Pope Benedict XVI’s prayer intentions for the month of July, which reaffirm his often stated commitment of the Church to unapologetically and compassionately reach out to the world with the Gospel.

His general prayer intention for the month is, "That Christians be sensitive to the needs of everyone, without ever hiding the radical requirements of the Gospel message."

The Vatican also noted that the Pope’s mission intention is: "That all the baptized be committed, each in their own state of life, to transforming society by permeating the mentality and structures of the world with the light of the Gospel."