EULEMA at the 40th Anniversary of the Spirit of Assisi
Closing ceremony in Assisi, with the video message of Pope Leo XIV
EULEMA Chairman imam Yahya Pallavicini participated in the International Meeting for Peace “Unarmed and Disarming Peace”, organised by the Community of Sant’Egidio in Assisi from 25 to 27 October 2026 to mark the 40th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Peace convened in Assisi in 1986 by Pope John Paul II with the Dalai Lama and other representatives of the world religions.
At last year’s meeting, the Muslim delegation was led by the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyeb from Egypt. This year the Minister of Religious Affairs of Indonesia, imam Nasaruddin Umar, spoke in the opening plenary session, praying for peace.
Imam Yahya Pallavicini with imam Nasaruddin Umar at the Opening Assembly
