They then end the fast at sunset, with a meal called Iftar. During Ramadan, Muslims also increase their acts of worship and perform extra prayers at night called Taraweeh. 5. Hajj (Pilgrimage to ...

On the World Day of Prayer and Fasting held on the Oct. 7 feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis addressed a letter to Catholics in the Middle East on the one-year anniversary of Hamas ...

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Catholics around the world are gathering for the commencement of the 32nd annual International Week of Prayer and Fasting (IWOPF) under the theme “Conquering the Darkness: Triumph of Mercy ...

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has called on Edo indigenes and residents of the state to embark on a two-week fasting and prayers to ward off evil from the land. In a statement on Tuesday by the ...

The Muslim population living in Islamabad can remain updated with the Ramadan Calendar 2024 Islamabad and can analyze the number of fasting hours. Besides Sehri or Suhoor and Iftar time in Islamabad ...

Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, has called on indigenes and non-indigenes of Edo to embark on a two-week fasting and prayers to “ward off evil” from their land. The Oba’s call comes three ...

Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II has imposed a two-week fasting and prayers on all Edo people, indigenes and non-indigenes, and in the Diaspora, beginning from Thursday, ...

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Pope Francis has called for Oct. 7, the first anniversary of when Hamas attacked Israel, killing nearly 1,200 people and taking over 250 hostages in Gaza, as a day marked for prayer and fasting for ...

2, 2024. (photo: Daniel Ibanez / EWTN) Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican October 2, 2024 Pope Francis has called for a global day of prayer and fasting on Oct. 7 to mark the one-year anniversary of the ...