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Prayers for Peace

Franciscans International would like to share various prayers for peace that have been collected from members around the world. Please use these in your prayer services and send us your own prayers to post on this website.

We are especially looking for prayers in languages other than English.


We currently have the following prayers available:

The Prayer of St. Francis
A Prayer for Peace
Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
A prayer service in multiple languages
  • English
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • German
  • French


    • FI Statements on Peace at the United Nations:
    Franciscans International, as an NGO with General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council, delivers official written and oral interventions before United Nations forums in New York and Geneva, Switzerland. Listed below are Franciscans International statements on Peace:

    2005


    "Summary Report." A written statement presented at the Commission on Human Rights (61st Session) 2005. (2005-04-22)

    2004


    "Human Rights in Occupied Iraq (oral statement)." An oral statement presented at the United Nations, Commission on Human Rights, 60th Session, UN Geneva, 15 March – 23 April 2004, . (2004-03-26)


    "The Israeli Security Wall (written statement)." An oral statement presented at the same meeting. (2004-03-26)


    "Impact of the Israeli Security Wall in the Holy Land (oral statement)." An oral statement presented at the same meeting. (2004-03-24)

    2002


    "Special Debate - Current Situation in the Holy Land." A written statement presented at the UN Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-eighth Session. (2002-04-05)


    "Item 4: Special Sitting on the Situation in the occupied Palestinian territory ." A written statement presented at the same meeting. (2002-03-01)

    2000


    "Item 13: Rights of the Child, The Human Rights of Children in Iraq ." An oral statement presented at the UN Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-sixth session. (2000-03-20)


    " Item 13: Rights of the Child: The Human Rights of Children in Iraq." A written statement presented at the same meeting. (2000-03-20)


    "Summary of Our Interventions Concerning Iraq." A summary of our interventions at the UN Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-sixth session. (2000-03-20)


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          		Peacemaking News:
     

    Global Day for Darfur
    2006-09-15


    First DRC Presidential elections in decades must be fair
    2006-07-24


    Statement on the conflict in Israel, Palestine and Lebanon
    2006-07-20


    UN Small Arms Review Conference fails to address global gun crisis
    2006-07-12


    HRC: Progress on human rights standards shadowed by some disturbing past heritage
    2006-07-04


    Preventing firearm violence and injury
    2006-06-28


    Call for action on Colombia by the UN Human Rights Council
    2006-05-26


    Advocacy head elected to OIDHACO board
    2006-05-24


    Peaceful demonstrations lead to disappearances, injuries and death
    2006-05-18


    FI co-sponsors DRC Electoral Commission President’s visit to US
    2006-05-16





     


    World Poverty - Franciscan Reflections

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    Franciscans International inaugurates its third office in Bangkok, Thailand.  The office will serve the needs of the Franciscan Family working at the grassroots in the Asia-Pacific.



     

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