World Day of Peace

The World Day of Peace is a feast day of the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to peace which is held on January 1, on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. It was introduced in 1967 and was inspired by the encyclicals Pacem in Terris and Populorum Progressio of John XXIII and Paul VI.
The World Day of Peace has often been a time when popes make magisterial declarations relevant to the social doctrine of the Church. Paul VI and John Paul II have each year made important statements on the United Nations, human rights, women's rights, labor unions, economic development, the right to life, international diplomacy, peace in the Holy Land, globalization and terrorism.Pope Assails Totalitarianism, Intolerance Religion: John Paul, in World Day of Peace message, also calls fundamentalism a threat to peace. Los Angeles Times
==References==
==External links==
* Pope Benedicvt XVI's Message for World Day of Peace 2010
* U.S. Catholic Bishops' Resources for World Day of Peace
Category:Peace
Category:Roman Catholic Church
Category:January observances
it:Giornata Mondiale della Pace
pl:Światowy Dzień Pokoju
pt:Dia Mundial da Paz
ru:Всемирный день мира