CLEVELAND -- Hundreds of high school students gathered in downtown Cleveland Wednesday afternoon in an effort to promote peace.
NewsChannel5's Debora Lee reported that students from between 12 and 15 Catholic high schools across the area rallied for peace at Public Square. Students from as far away as Toledo, Ohio, and Pittsburgh also attended.
Some of the students came with signs, including one that said "This is God's world; don't mess it up."Bishop Anthony Pilla joined the protesters at a prayer service early Wednesday. He said the rally wasn't a political activity, but a spiritual one.
"You are not too young to pray for conversion of hearts so that our nation and the world will find effective ways short of war to secure justice, increase security and promote genuine peace for all God's people," he said.He urged the students to pray for the country's troops and their families, for President George W. Bush and also for the Iraqi people.
(From Yahoo! News, courtesy of NewsNet5.com)