The first international World Day of Prayer was held in South Korea three years later with the theme, "That Jesus May Be Lifted Up." In 2021, it will be hosted by Vanuatu with the theme, "Build on ...

On Sunday Pope Francis mentioned the upcoming "World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation" that the Church now celebrates annually on September 1. ... SAINTS & ART: The 17th-century ...

Since 1887, women worldwide have joined together in prayer on the first Friday in March. World Day of Prayer is a global movement of Christian women of various traditions to observe a day of ...

On this World Day of Prayer, I invite you to join me in raising our voices to God for help. May we echo the words of Isaac Watts, the 18th-century hymn writer, who famously declared, ...

The purpose of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publically fulfill the Lord's instruction to, ‘Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest’ (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2).

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OSAGE — Women, men and children in more than 170 countries and regions will celebrate World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 2 — including in Osage.

The prayer day will be celebrated annually on Sept. 1, in line with the Orthodox Church’s day for the protection of the environment, the pope said in the newly released letter.

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI issued a letter to the Church in the People’s Republic of China and designated 24 May, the feast of Our Lady of Help of Christians, as an annual worldwide day of ...