Courtesy of Franciscan University
Bishop Jeffrey Montforton of Steubenville, Ohio, carrying a monstrance containing the Blessed
Sacrament, leads a procession from the Franciscan University campus through downtown Steubenville Oct. 3 as part of the nationwide ‘Unite the Nation’ events.

Catholic organizations recognizing the power of prayer are contributing their own petitions online to the public to prepare for the November elections — and to help address both the long-standing civic discord and recent riots plaguing the country.