World Day of Prayer and Peace


Pope Francis announced a World Day of Prayer for Peace to be held on Tuesday, 20 September 2016.

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Four hundred religious leaders will gather in Assisi, 30 years after the first historic meeting, to pray and reflect together on the theme Thirst for Peace: Religions and Cultures in Dialogue.

The Holy Father desires that this day be celebrated in all local Churches. The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land requests the participation of the religious communities, movements and parishes. Every community is asked to organize and have individual or community prayers on September 20, 2016 between 17:00 and 19:00.

Please remember, that we all Thirst for Peace.

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