Please join us in prayer: God, Who, in Thine ineffable providence ... world without end. Amen. Lord Jesus, you have called Pope Francis to yourself. Thank you for the gift of his papacy.

After a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession, or in one of the litanies or other prayers. All then join hands for the Lord's Prayer: Our Father.

The Church of England’s most senior bishop has recalled how meeting the Pope and saying the Lord’s Prayer together “changed me”. Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell said he had been privileged to meet ...