The Latin Diocese of Jerusalem Unites with His Holiness Pope Francis for a Day of Prayer and Fasting

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His Holiness Pope Francis has called for a day of Prayer and fasting, on Friday, Oct. 27, to implore peace for the Holy Land, and the whole world. This is the second appeal made by His Holiness Pope Francis as the first was called on by His Beatitude Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, on Oct. 17, to which all Oarishioners of the diocese as well as many dioceses of the world responded to.

"…peace is above all a gift, a gift of God; it should be implored with unceasing prayer, sustained with patient and respectful dialogue, constructed with an open cooperation with truth and justice...,” said His Holiness Pope Francis during the Fifty-fourth World Day of Peace…

This news was originally published on the website of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Please click here to read the full text and check the photos.

Photos Credit: Custody of the Holy Land

Photos Credit: Custody of the Holy Land

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