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2. World Day of Peace - Wikipedia

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   The World Day of Peace is an annual celebration by the Catholic Church, dedicated to universal peace, held on 1 January, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Pope Paul VI established it in 1967, being inspired by the encyclical Pacem in Terris of Pope John XXIII and with reference to his own encyclical Populorum Progressio. The day was first ...

3. Prayer of Saint Francis - Wikipedia

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   Memorial engraving of global religious leaders at the first "World Day of Prayer for Peace", in Assisi. In 1986, Pope John Paul II recited the prayer as a means of bidding farewell to the global religious leaders he hosted for the first "World Day of Prayer for Peace", in Assisi at the Basilica of St. Francis. [44]

4. Day of Prayer - Wikipedia

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   2006: A Prayer Run for World Peace started in Vancouver, British Columbia that spanned 2,262 miles to the site of World Peace and Prayer Day in Eklutna, Alaska, hosted by the Inuit. 2007: The Wolakota Youth Council also sponsored a Youth Prayer Run for World Peace that started in El Paso, TX and traveled over 1,600 miles to Mexico City, Mexico ...

5. Francis of Assisi - Wikipedia

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   [58] The same Pope wrote on the occasion of the World Day of Peace, 1 January 1990, that Francis "invited all of creation – animals, plants, natural forces, even Brother Sun and Sister Moon – to give honour and praise to the Lord. The poor man of Assisi gives us striking witness that when we are at peace with God we are better able to ...

6. Pope Francis calls for new global accords on debt, military ...

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   The pope's Thursday call was part of his annual message for the Roman Catholic Church's World Day of Peace, Jan. 1. The title of the message, which is traditionally sent to world leaders and heads ...

7. World Day of Prayer - Wikipedia

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   Catholic women joined the movement after the Second Vatican Council, beginning in 1967, and united what had been their May day of prayer with the March Women's World Day of Prayer in 1969. As such, Catholic women honor the World Day of Prayer. [3] [4] Two other Christian denominations celebrate a World Day of Prayer in September. Firstly, the ...