{"id":67838,"date":"2025-08-21T05:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=67838"},"modified":"2025-09-06T12:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:01:23","slug":"global-day-of-prayer-and-fasting-august-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/global-day-of-prayer-and-fasting-august-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Day of Prayer and Fasting  Friday August 22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Andrenique Rolles, August 21, 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pope Leo XIV, expressing deep concern over the wars in the Holy Land, Ukraine, and other conflict zones, has urged the faithful to dedicate  this Friday, August 22\u2014the Feast of Mary, Queen of Peace\u2014as a day of fasting and prayer. 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