The August papal prayer intention is “we pray for small and medium sized businesses; in the midst of economic and social crisis, may they find ways to continue operating, and serving their communities.”

“As a consequence of the pandemic and the wars, the world is facing a grave socio-economic crisis,” Pope Francis commented. “And among those most affected are small and medium-sized businesses … the ones that don’t appear on the lists of the richest and most powerful, and despite the difficulties, they create jobs, fulfilling their social responsibility.”