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Forty years since the first world religions prayer meeting in Assisi
On October 27, 1986, Pope John Paul II invited leaders of the world's major religions to Assisi to pray for peace. The meeting served as a gesture against war, nuclear threats, and the arms race.
Andrea Riccardi, the 76-year-old founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio who co-organized the gathering, described the event as a historical novelty.
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