At 5:00 pm, at the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens, Pope Leo XIV recites the Rosary together with between 700 and 1,000 children from Rome's schools and parishes, for peace in the world. The event opens the international week of prayer of the "One Million Children Praying the Rosary" initiative, promoted by the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). This year the campaign runs from October 1 to 7, allowing dioceses, parishes and communities on several continents to take part, culminating on October 7 with the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. The initiative, launched in 2005, this year involves children from Sudan, Bolivia, Zimbabwe, Paraguay and numerous other nations. This year's campaign draws inspiration from the message of Fatima — "In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph" — and is supported for the first time by the Fatima Shrine, the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network and the World Apostolate of Fatima, together with the new "World Rosary Day". Cardinal Kurt Koch, ACN's international president and Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, notes that the Immaculate Heart of Mary "represents a life wholly open to the Holy Spirit" and presents Mary as a model of faith, love and prayer.