In France in 1912 in a small spiritual magazine called La Clochette (The Little Bell), the St Francis prayer also known as the Peace Prayer first appeared . It was published in Paris by a Catholic association known as La Ligue de la Sainte-Messe (The Holy Mass League), founded in 1901 by a French priest, Father Esther Bouquerel (1855-1923). The prayer bore the title of 'Belle prière à faire pendant la messe' (A Beautiful Prayer to Say During the Mass), and was published anonymously. In 1915 the prayer was sent in French to Pope Benedict XV by the French Marquis Stanislas de La Rochethulon. This was soon followed with an Italian translation in 1916 in L'Osservatore Romano [the Vatican's daily newspaper]. The prayer was then printed by a French Franciscan priest in 1920 on the back of an image of St. Francis with the title 'Prière pour la paix' (Prayer for Peace). The prayer circulated in Europe between the two world wars, and was translated into English. Not until 1927 was the prayer first attributed to saint Francis of Assisi. The first documented translation in English that we know of appeared in 1936 in Living Courageously, a book by Kirby Page (1890-1957), a Disciple of Christ minister, pacifist, social evangelist, writer and editor of The World Tomorrow (New York City). Page clearly attributed the text to St. Francis of Assisi. During World War II and immediately after, this prayer for peace began circulating and has gained a worldwide popularity with people of all faiths.