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http://www.ucanindia.in/news/bishops-call-for-day-of-prayer-for-india/33101/daily Bishops call for day of prayer for India | UCAN India<http://www.ucanindia.in/news/bishops-call-for-day-of-prayer-for-india/33101/daily> www.ucanindia.in National bishops' conference head Cardinal Cleemis has urged to conduct special prayers for peace. Bishops call for day of prayer for India National bishops' conference head Cardinal Cleemis has urged to conduct special prayers for peace. Posted on October 6, 2016, 7:44 AM * * * [Share on facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.ucanindia.in/news/bishops-call-for-day-of-prayer-for-india/33101/daily/&t=Bishops%20call%20for%20day%20of%20prayer%20for%20India> * * * [http://www.ucanindia.in/images/rss.gif] <http://www.ucanindia.in/feed/rss1/33101> * [http://www.ucanindia.in/images/email.gif] <http://www.ucanindia.in/mail/pagemail/33101> * [share this post] <https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucanindia.in%2Fnews%2Fbishops-call-for-day-of-prayer-for-india%2F33101%2Fdaily&title=Bishops%20call%20for%20day%20of%20prayer%20for%20India%20%7C%20UCAN%20India&description=National%20bishops%27%20conference%20head%20Cardinal%20Cleemis%20has%20urged%20to%20conduct%20special%20prayers%20for%20peace.> * [Print] [http://www.ucanindia.in/uploads/news/2016/10/1475720307.jpg] New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) has called for a Day of Prayer for India to be held on October 16, Sunday, with special liturgies and prayers for the nation, its leaders and its people. "Our beloved country is going through extraordinary challenges, especially on its borders," CBCI President Cardinal Baselios Cleemis said in a statement issued on Oct 4, celebrated by the Catholic Church as the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, the messenger of peace. The cardinal reminded that October is a month of festivals for India -starting with Gandhi Jayanti on Oct 2, Feast of St Francis Assisi on Oct 4 for Christians, Dussehra on Oct 11 for Hindus, Muharram on Oct 12 for Muslims, Guru Nanak Jayanti on Oct 20 for Sikhs, and ending the month with Deepavali on Oct 30. But the festivals are celebrated this year amid tensions in the country's borders, the cardinal stated while calling for the Day of Prayer for India. He urged all bishops, priests, religious and lay leaders to conduct special prayers for peace and welfare of the nation on the chosen day. Source: CBCI press release
