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Interreligious Encounter in Cyprus concludes with an appeal for Peace. Approximately 200 religious representatives of the entire world participated on Tuesday in a "joint prayer for peace" at the …More
Interreligious Encounter in Cyprus concludes with an appeal for Peace.

Approximately 200 religious representatives of the entire world participated on Tuesday in a "joint prayer for peace" at the Orthodox Episcopal Palace of Nicosia in Cyprus that ended the interreligious encounter.

The ceremony concluded with the signing of an "appeal for peace", proposed by a representative of the community of Sant'Egidio that promoted the encounter; this appeal invites all nations to build "a new world order of peace".

"We are at a difficult point in history. Many certainties are shaken by the economic crisis that has seized our world. Many people are pessimistic about the future. Richer countries focus on protecting their own citizens. A very high price of the crisis will be paid for by the poorest of the world…This is not the time to surrender to pessimism," the appeal says.

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