The International Day of Peace, also known as World Peace Day, is celebrated every year on September 21. It was first established by the United Nations in 1981 to promote peace and encourage people to ...

“The world faces rising challenges, conflicts old and new, divisions deepened by inequality, hate speech, climate shocks and the disruptive power of technology.” This warning was sounded by Nelson ...

Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, prays as he stands on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after his election as pope May 8, 2025. The new pope was born in ...

Jerry Hirata of the Kauai Soto Zen Temple said as long as people make ozuru, or paper cranes, he’ll be participating in International Peace Day. The County of Kauai Office of Economic Development (OED ...

Pope Leo XIV greets visitors in St. Peter's Square as they gather to pray the Angelus prayer on the feast of the Holy Family, Dec. 28, 2025. Credit: OSV News photo/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican Media.