World Day of Peace

May 18, 2018

Prayers for Peace

Use these prayers for peace in your homes and communities as we mark the World Day of Peace on January 1.

December 22, 2016

Each year on New Year's Day the Church around the world marks a World Day of Peace. In this year's World Day of Peace message, Pope Francis says that peace is possible, and that everyone can be an "artisan of peace."

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