On Wednesday 6th March 2024 the International Peace Run team are invited to attend the weekly General Audience in St Peter's Square in Vatican City.
This is the first time in 2024 that the General Audience has been held outdoors.
The Pope offers a prayer for Peace.
Violeta Angelova from Bulgaria invites the Pope to light the Peace Torch.
His Holiness Pope Francis lights the Peace Torch, launching the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run in Europe 2024.
We share details of our 21,000 km journey ahead through 27 European countries, and wish His Holiness good health and strength for all the selfless work he is doing.
Pope Francis has held the Peace Torch on two prior occasions.
His Holiness blesses the Peace Run team who come from several countries worldwide.
Pope Francis receives our gift - a print of a Jharna kala painting by Sri Chinmoy, the founder of the Peace Run.
Sri Chinmoy was here at this very place in 1995 to meet Pope John Paul ll.
The 1995 meeting of Pope John Paul ll and Sri Chinmoy. This was their fourth meeting. Sri Chinmoy also met with Pope Paul Vl in the early 1970's.
