Vatican newspaper sees great promise for Assisi peace meeting

(July 13, 2011) Looking forward to the October inter-religious meeting at Italy’s hill-top town of Assisi, an article in the Vatican newspaper suggests prayers for the success of the peace initiative, "in the hope and expectation of new surprises from the Holy Spirit." Writing in L'Osservatore Romano, Maria Voce, the president of the Focolari movement, pressed the case for inter-religious cooperation in pursuit of peace: He said “Today, dialogue between religions cannot be limited only to leaders, scholars and specialists. It must become a dialogue of the people, a dialogue of life. We meet Christians and Muslims everywhere, who are testament to the fact that one can progress from fear of the other, to the discovery of the other, and contribute to a peaceful living together in their cities.