Pope Leo Calls for Day of Fasting and Prayer for Peace in Middle East and Ukraine

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Pope Leo XIV called for people of faith to dedicate a day to fasting and praying for peace and justice in the Middle East and Ukraine, issuing a special appeal as he returned to the Vatican from summer vacation.  At the end of his weekly general audience on Wednesday, Leo recalled that August 22 is a holy day in the Catholic Church, as it is the feast of the Queenship of Mary.   "I invite all the faithful to devote the day of 22 August to fasting and prayer, imploring the Lord to grant us peace and justice," he said in his appeal, "and to dry the tears of those who suffer as a result of the ongoing armed conflicts."

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00:00VENERDÌ PROXIMO, 22 AGOSTO, CELEBREREMO LA MEMORIA DELLA BEATA VERGINE MARIA REGINA.

00:16Maria è madre dei credenti qui sulla Terra ed è invocata anche come Regina della Pace.

00:25Mentre la nostra terra continua ad essere ferita da guerre in Terra Santa, in Ucraina e in molte altre regioni del mondo,

00:35invito tutti i fedeli a vivere la giornata del 22 agosto in digiuno e in preghiera,

00:43supplicando il Signore che ci conceda pace e giustizia e che asciughi le lacrime di coloro che soffrono a causa dei conflitti armati in corso.

00:55Maria, Regina della Pace, interceda perché i popoli trovino la via della pace.

01:02Pater et Filius et Spiritus Sanctus. Amen.

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