On the opening day of the Prayer for Peace organized by the Saint-Echidé group in Rome on the 23rd, the Italian President, the French President and Cardinal Zuppi, President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, spoke. On 25 October the Pope will go to the Colosseum for a prayer meeting for peace.
(Vatican News Network)The International Gathering of Prayer for Peace organized by the Sant’Edgarda group got underway on the afternoon of October 23 at the New Town Convention Center in Rome. Pope Francis specifically mentioned the event when he led the faithful to pray the Angelus that day. “Prayer is the power of peace,” he said. The Pope also said that on 25 October he will go to the Colosseum to “join other churches and Christian faith groups, as well as representatives of the world’s religious leaders, to pray for peace in Ukraine and in the world”.
The theme of this international meeting was “Cry for Peace”, which began with a speech by Riccardi, founder of Sant’Echid. Subsequently, Italian President Mattarella gave a speech at the rally. “The challenge is always the same: the need to persevere in achieving the path of peace through the joint efforts of international groups that appreciate dialogue, negotiation and the use of diplomatic channels where there is war,” he said. .
The meeting was attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, Cardinal Zuppi, President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference and Archbishop of Bologna, the French Rabbi and the Secretary General of the World Islamic Federation. Card. Zuppi emphasized that “a man who seeks peace only for himself cannot make peace”. “Dialogue is the way to peace”.
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