In the face of escalating violence and war, affecting numerous regions of the world, the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), representing more than 1,900 congregations of consecrated women religious present on six continents, calls for prayer, fasting, and action for an unarmed and disarming peace.
The organization, which brings together nearly 600,000 sisters worldwide, has convened an international moment of prayer for Friday, March 6, at 2:30 pm (Irish time), to be livestreamed and open to the faithful and all people of goodwill.
“As consecrated women religious, present in the most fragile contexts of society and close to those who suffer, we cannot remain silent in the face of a spiral of destruction that undermines human dignity and jeopardizes the future of new generations,” says Sr. Roxanne Schares, SSND, Executive Secretary of UISG.
Peace: desire of all
“Peace is a desire of all peoples, and it is the sorrowful cry of those torn apart by war,” the Pope Leo XIV affirmed. “Let us ask the Lord to touch the hearts and inspire the minds of those who govern, that the violence of weapons be replaced by the pursuit of dialogue.” (July 2025 Angelus Address)
Read the press release in full here
Join in the moment of prayer
Date: Friday, 6th March
Time: 2:30pm Irish time
Place: Livestreamed here
