The Vatican City – Pope Liu XIV asked people to fast on Friday to pray for peace and justice in the Middle East and Ukraine, which issued a special call when he returned to the Vatican from the summer vacation.
At the end of his public audience on Wednesday, Liu recalled that Friday is a special day for a special feast for the Virgin Mary. He urged the Catholic believers to eliminate the day in fasting and “prayer to give the Lord peace and justice, and to force all those who suffer as a result of the ongoing armed conflicts.”
Pope Liu, the fourteenth, is waving with his arrival in his weekly public audience, in the Vatican, on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia
Liu called for a ceasefire in Gaza and Ukraine and dialogue to achieve peace.
On Wednesday, it was the first day of the Vatican in the Vatican after a period of vacation in the retreat of the summer papacy in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome.
To move forward, the Pope has some important dates, including the special masses of the year 2025 in the Vatican and September 7, from the first Saint Carlo in the Catholic Church.
At the end of the Wednesday fans, Liu received a special gift: Bing Bong table decorated with his papal weapon logo. Liu, a thirsty tennis player, picked up a glory and bounced a ball, but the ball rolled into the network.
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