Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:06:10 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Pope asks Catholics to pray the rosary for peace each day in May /home/international/item/27281-pope-asks-catholics-to-pray-the-rosary-for-peace-each-day-in-may /home/international/item/27281-pope-asks-catholics-to-pray-the-rosary-for-peace-each-day-in-may VATICAN – Pope Francis prayed that the hopes for peace strengthened by the meeting of the leaders of North and South Korea will not be dashed, and he urged Catholics during the month of May to pray the rosary for peace.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 30 Apr 2018 11:00:43 -0400 Prayer for peace in Congo, South Sudan a call to action, cardinal says /home/international/item/26874-prayer-for-peace-in-congo-south-sudan-a-call-to-action-cardinal-says /home/international/item/26874-prayer-for-peace-in-congo-south-sudan-a-call-to-action-cardinal-says VATICAN – Pope Francis' call for a day of prayer and fasting for peace in war-torn countries like South Sudan and Congo is also a reminder for world leaders to protect their countrymen from violence and injustice, a Vatican official said.
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VATICAN CITY – In his latest prayer video, Pope Francis again issued a harsh condemnation of the arms trade, calling on global leaders to set personal interests aside and help to eradicate what for him is one of the greatest causes of human suffering today.

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