Orthodox, Protestant, Jewish leaders take part in Pope’s interfaith CO19 prayer initiative
May 15, 2020
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis invited “believers of all religions” to “unite spiritually for a day of prayer, fasting, and works of charity, to implore God to help humanity overcome the coronavirus pandemic.” Among those who took part, according to Vatican News, were “the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Center for Interreligious Dialogue in Iran, the Islam Adyan Foundation, the World Jewish Congress, the Institute of Jainology, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the World Council of Churches, as well as Buddhist representatives, and Hindu spiritual leaders.”
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