July 9, 2025
News Vatican

Pope calls for October 7 to be day of prayer and fasting for peace

By Joseph Tulloch

Pope Francis says that โ€œin this dramatic hour of our history, while the winds of war and the fires of violence continue to devastate entire peoples and nations,โ€ the Christian community is reminded of its call to “put itself at the service of humanity”.

The Pope was speaking after Mass in St Peterโ€™s Square for the opening of the second session of the General Assembly of the Synod.

He invited all the synod members to accompany him on a visit to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major on October 6, the day before the anniversary, where, he said, he will โ€œaddress a heartfelt petition to the Virginโ€ for peace.

โ€œLet us walk together,โ€ the Pope urged. โ€œLet us listen to the Lord. And let us be led by the breeze of the Spirit.โ€

 

 

 

 

 

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