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Sanctuary of Holy Family shown from rear, filled to capacity.

Clergy, diplomats call on U.N. General Assembly in new session to strive for peace

The United Nations Annual Prayer Service was held at the Church of the Holy Family on East 47th Street, just across First Avenue from United Nations headquarters. The yearly service is offered by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations.

Two people hold a banner that says "U.S. and Nuclear Armed Nations: Pull Back From The Brink" while walking in front of a crowd

Nuclear disarmament a 'critical pro-life issue,' warns Archbishop Wester

The threat from nuclear weapons is as great now as ever, and their destructive power is more immediate than climate change, said Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, at a Nov. 29 Mass in Manhattan that remembered Catholic activist Dorothy Day, a candidate for sainthood recognized by the church as a "servant of God."

 

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