Vatican City, Jun 5, 2020 / 07:00 am (CNA).- A U.S. Vatican cardinal will lead prayers for George Floyd in Rome Friday.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell will preside at a prayer service at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere June 5 at 7 p.m. local time. Farrell, the prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, is the Vatican’s highest-ranking U.S. official.