Vatican City (Fides Service) - "It is a duty for believers, regardless of the religion they belong to, to proclaim that we can never be happy if we are against one another, the future of humanity can never be assured by terrorism and the logic of war." Once again on Sunday, 23 February 2003, during the midday Angelus prayer with the people gathered in St Peter's Square, Pope John Paul II voiced his concern for the present threat of war, and he reminded those present that Christians must be "sentinels of peace" wherever they live and work, and "to watch out so that consciences may not yield to the temptation to egoism, lying and violence." The Holy Father then invited "all Catholics to dedicate with special intensity next 5 March, Ash Wednesday, to prayer and fasting for the cause of peace, especially in the Middle East." He urged the faithful to implore for the gift of peace through the prayer the rosary: "I trust that also in parishes and in families the Rosary will be prayed for this great cause on which the good of all depends." See complete text at www.fides.org SL (Fides Service 27/2/2003 14 LINES; 221 WORDS)