Category - world peace day

Pope to make global poverty the focus for 2009 World Peace Day

staff writers — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:27:26 +0100

Pope Benedict XVI has chosen "Combating poverty. Building peace" as the key theme for his Message for the 42nd World Day of Peace, due to be celebrated on 1 January 2009, the Vatican announced in a communique issued today.

Pope says that making peace is humanity's common calling in 2008

staff writers — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:55:18 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI, leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, says that in troubled times all people are "called to build relationships of solidarity and cooperation among themselves, as befits members of the one human family."

Pope calls for demilitarisation in peace message

staff writers — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:58:50 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI has called for increased efforts from international leaders toward nuclear disarmament.

His message, ahead of the 41st World Day of Peace (1 Jan 2008), was released yesterday.

Catholics in England and Wales commit to peace in record numbers

staff writers — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:27:23 +0000

The annual World Peace Day message is due to be celebrated by a record number of Catholic parishes in England and Wales this Sunday, 14 January 2007, reports Pax Christi, the international Catholic movement for peace.