Pope’s Message for Assisi Peace March

(May 18,2010) On the occasion of the March for Peace held on Sunday from Perugia to Assisi, central Italy, a prayerful message for a firm commitment to peace was sent in the name of Pope Benedict XVI to the Bishop of Assisi. The message sent by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarciscio Bertone, said that the Pope calls for a generous and firm commitment of all people of goodwill to work for enduring peace and justice through patient dialogue. Entrusting his intercession for peace to St. Francis of Assisi, well known for his untiring service in the cause of peace, the message expressed the Pope’s prayers and conveyed his apostolic blessing. Despite the heavy rain on Sunday, hundreds of people from all over Italy joined the March for peace.