{"id":6393,"date":"2005-12-14T08:44:03","date_gmt":"2005-12-14T08:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/12\/peace-prayer.html"},"modified":"2005-12-14T08:44:03","modified_gmt":"2005-12-14T08:44:03","slug":"peace-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/12\/peace-prayer.html","title":{"rendered":"Peace Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pope’s World Day of Peace message:<\/a><\/p>\n

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For her part, the Church, in fidelity to the mission she has received from her Founder, is committed to proclaiming everywhere \u201cthe Gospel of peace.\u201d In the firm conviction that she offers an indispensable service to all those who strive to promote peace, she reminds everyone that, if peace is to be authentic and lasting, it must be built on the bedrock of the truth about God and the truth about man. This truth alone can create a sensitivity to justice and openness to love and solidarity, while encouraging everyone to work for a truly free and harmonious human family. The foundations of authentic peace rest on the truth about God and man. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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