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Interfaith pilgrimage to Assisi: In numbers

Cheridan Sanders

Thursday, October 27, 2011

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More than three hundred religious leaders from across the globe gathered in Assisi for the "Day of reflection, dialogue, and prayer for peace and justice in the world".
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We celebrate twenty-five years since the anniversary of the first Assisi interfaith prayer summit.
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St. Francis of Assisi was nineteen years old when he abandoned worldly ambitions. He was a prisoner of war at the time.
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Assisi is located 145 kilometres north of Rome.
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Six million pilgrims make their way to Assisi each year to visit the tomb of St. Francis.
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Benedict XVI says we have one goal: "We are animated by the common desire to be 'pilgrims of truth, pilgrims of peace.'"
Programming note: If you missed our morning broadcast of the interfaith pilgrimage to Assisi, S+L will rebroadcast the events this evening starting at 7:35pm ET/4:35pm PT.


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