Day of Prayer
A Day of Prayer is a day allocated to prayer, either by leaders of religions or the general public, for a specific purpose. Such days are usually ecumenical in nature. They usually are treated as commemorative in nature, rather than as actual liturgical feast days or memorials.
World Day of Prayer for Peace
Pope John Paul II organized the first World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi, Italy, on October 27, 1986.
In all there were 160 religious leaders spending the day together with fasting and praying to their God or Gods. They represented 32 Christian religious organizations and 11 other non-Christian world religions, including:
Christian religions and organizations:
