300

More than three hundred religious leaders from across the globe gathered in Assisi for the "Day of reflection, dialogue, and prayer for peace and justice in the world".

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We celebrate twenty-five years since the anniversary of the first Assisi interfaith prayer summit.

19

St. Francis of Assisi was nineteen years old when he abandoned worldly ambitions. He was a prisoner of war at the time.

145

Assisi is located 145 kilometres north of Rome.

6 million

Six million pilgrims make their way to Assisi each year to visit the tomb of St. Francis.

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Benedict XVI says we have one goal: "We are animated by the common desire to be 'pilgrims of truth, pilgrims of peace.'"