Religious Leaders invited to join Pope in Assisi in October

On January 1st Pope Benedict noted that the year 2011 will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Peace which Pope John Paul II called in Assisi in 1986.

For this reason, he will make a pilgrimage to the town of St. Francis, "inviting my Christian brethren of different confessions, leaders of the world's religious traditions and, in their hearts, all men and women of good will" to commemorate that important historical event. He will invite all "solemnly to renew the commitment of believers of all religions to live their religious faith as a service to the cause of peace. Those who are journeying towards God cannot fail to transmit peace; those who build peace cannot fail to move towards God"