ISLAMABAD, Pakistan.— Yesterday, Monday, a vigil of prayer for peacein it “Center for Peace“, in the Mezquita Badshahi de Lahore, Pakistan.
An article from Kielce Gussiepublished by Vatican Newsannounced that the father Asif Sardar, vicar general of the archdiocese of lahoreexplained that the meeting “aims to be a sign of peace and unityespecially in the middle of the war between Afghanistan and Pakistan“.
Interreligious meeting
Christians and Muslims unite in Pakistan to pray for peace – Vatican Newshttps://t.co/xbWMLwW9XQ
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He interreligious meeting at the “Peace Center” in Lahore, Pakistan, brought together representatives of the Christian and Muslim communities to pray for peace.
“It is a dream to be able to strengthen interreligious harmony and peace between both communities. We want to reaffirm spiritual communion and the common commitment to peace in this difficult time marked by the war that directly affects us,” added Father Asif Sardar.
Fasting, prayer and charity
“Fasting, prayer and charity bring us closer to God and our neighbors: it means sharing bread with the hungry, doing justice, and promoting peace and reconciliation,” he stressed.
During the meeting, the Father James ChannanDominican and director of the Lahore Peace Center, shared with the mosque imam, Abdul Khabir Azadthis commitment to “deepen the roots of relations between Christians and Muslims in Pakistan”, “live the shared values of fasting, reflection and sacrifice present in both Ramadan and Lent” and “pray for peace, together raising our prayers to God for the stability of Pakistan and the end of global conflicts.”
“This meeting is a concrete example of mutual respect. We have sent a clear message: faith can be a bridge of unity and not a wall of division,” says Father Channan, as reported by the Fides agency.
Pakistan – Afghanistan conflict
The Fides agency also announced that the conflict on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan continues. The Pakistani government reported having killed 415 Taliban fighters and bombed 46 positions within Afghan territory, destroying 182 checkpoints and affecting Taliban military infrastructure, in addition to eliminating weapons in 46 different locations within Afghanistan.
Regarding this situation, last Sunday, March 1, after praying the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo
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