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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brothers and sisters in Christ,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Peace of the New Year to you! May the reality of the beginning of a new year carry with it the promise of new beginnings for all of us. Year 2020 was filled with the challenges of COVID-19 and its related
consequences. Those consequences were heartrending. Yet, God’s goodness and care also shone through the lives of so many; certainly through everyone involved in healthcare, scientific research combatting the virus, educators and students adapting to new
modes of teaching/learning, and in rediscovering the value and meaning of family and friendship. Please take a moment today to remember a person who proved in your life that Light and Goodness was not overtaken by darkness in 2020.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Below is Pope Francis’ message for today - World Day of Peace. May it fill you with hope.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Blessings and peace of Mary, Mother of God,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Reverend Michael B. Medas, MSW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Interim Catholic Chaplain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Meeting Request: <a href="http://calendly.com/fathermichael" title="http://calendly.com/fathermichael"><span style="color:#0563C1">calendly.com/fathermichael</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE<b><br>
FRANCIS<br>
</b>FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE <b><br>
54th WORLD DAY OF PEACE</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1 JANUARY 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A CULTURE OF CARE AS A PATH TO PEACE</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1.At the dawn of a new year, I extend cordial greetings to Heads of State and Government, leaders of International Organizations, spiritual leaders and followers of the different religions, and to men and
women of good will. To all I offer my best wishes that the coming year will enable humanity to advance on the path of fraternity, justice and peace between individuals, communities, peoples and nations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The year 2020 was marked by the massive Covid-19 health crisis, which became a global phenomenon cutting across boundaries, aggravating deeply interrelated crises like those of the climate, food, the economy
and migration, and causing great suffering and hardship. I think especially of all those who lost family members or loved ones, and all who lost their jobs. I think too of physicians and nurses, pharmacists, researchers, volunteers, chaplains and the personnel
of hospitals and healthcare centres. They have made, and are continuing to make, great sacrifices to be present to the sick, to alleviate their sufferings and to save their lives; indeed, many of them have died in the process. In paying tribute to them, I
renew my appeal to political leaders and the private sector to spare no effort to ensure access to Covid-19 vaccines and to the essential technologies needed to care for the sick, the poor and those who are most vulnerable.<a name="_ftnref1"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref1">[1]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref1"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref1"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sad to say, alongside all these testimonies of love and solidarity, we have also seen a surge in various forms of nationalism, racism and xenophobia, and wars and conflicts that bring only death and destruction
in their wake.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">These and other events that marked humanity’s path this past year have taught us how important it is to care for one another and for creation in our efforts to build a more fraternal society. That is why I
have chosen as the title of this year’s Message, <i>A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace</i>. A culture of care as a way to combat the culture of indifference, waste and confrontation so prevalent in our time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2. <i>God the Creator, the source of our human vocation to care</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Many religious traditions have accounts of the origin of human beings and their relationship with the Creator, with nature and with their fellow men and women. In the Bible, the Book of Genesis shows from
its very first pages the importance of <i>care</i> or <i>protection </i>in God’s plan for humanity. It highlights the relationship between man (<i>’adam</i>) and the earth (<i>’adamah</i>), and among ourselves as brothers and sisters. In the biblical account
of creation, God entrusts the garden “planted in Eden” (cf. <i>Gen</i> 2:8) to Adam’s care, to <i>“till it and keep it”</i> (<i>Gen</i> 2:15). This entails making the earth productive, while at the same time protecting it and preserving its capacity to support
life.<a name="_ftnref2"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref2">[2]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref2"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref2"></span> The
verbs “till” and “keep” describe Adam’s relationship to his garden home, but also the trust God placed in him by making him master and guardian of all creation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The birth of Cain and Abel begins a history of brothers and sisters, whose relationship is understood – even by Cain, however mistakenly – in terms of <i>protection </i>or <i>“keeping”</i>. After killing his
brother Abel, Cain answers God’s question by saying: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (<i>Gen</i> 4:9).<a name="_ftnref3"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref3">[3]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref3"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref3"></span> Cain,
like all of us, was called to be “his brother’s keeper”. “These ancient stories, full of symbolism, bear witness to a conviction which we today share, that everything is interconnected, and that genuine care for our own lives and our relationship with nature
is inseparable from fraternity, justice and faithfulness to others”.<a name="_ftnref4"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref4">[4]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref4"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref4"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3. <i>God the Creator, a model of care</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sacred Scripture presents God not only as Creator, but also as one who cares for his creatures, especially Adam, Eve and their offspring. Albeit cursed for the crime he committed, Cain was given a <i>mark
of protection</i> by the Creator, so that his life could be spared (cf. <i>Gen</i> 4:15). While confirming the <i>inviolable dignity</i> of the person created in God’s image and likeness, this was also a sign of God’s plan to preserve the harmony of his creation,
since “peace and violence cannot dwell together”.<a name="_ftnref5"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref5">[5]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref5"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref5"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Care for creation was at the heart of the institution of the <i>Sabbath</i>, which, in addition to ordering divine worship, aimed at the restoration of the social order and concern for the poor (cf. <i>Gen</i> 1:1-3; <i>Lev</i> 25:4).
The celebration of the Jubilee every seventh sabbatical year provided a respite for the land, for slaves and for those in debt. In that year of grace, those in greatest need were cared for and given a new chance in life, so that there would be no poor among
the people (cf. <i>Deut</i> 15:4).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In the prophetic tradition, the biblical understanding of justice found its highest expression in the way a community treats its weakest members. Amos (cf. 2:6-8; 8) and Isaiah (cf. 58), in particular, insistently
demand justice for the poor, who, in their vulnerability and powerlessness, cry out and are heard by God, who watches over them (cf. <i>Ps</i> 34:7; 113:7-8).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">4.<i> Care in the ministry of Jesus</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jesus’ life and ministry represent the supreme revelation of the Father’s love for humanity (cf. <i>Jn</i> 3:16). In the synagogue at Nazareth, Jesus showed himself to be the one consecrated by the Lord and
“sent to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed” (<i>Lk</i> 4:18). These messianic actions, associated with the Jubilee year, bear eloquent witness to
the mission he received from the Father. In his compassion, Christ drew near to the sick in body and spirit, and brought them healing; he pardoned sinners and gave them new life. Jesus is the Good Shepherd who cares for his sheep (cf. <i>Jn</i> 10:11-18; <i>Ezek</i> 34:1-31).
He is the Good Samaritan who stoops to help the injured man, binds his wounds and cares for him (cf. <i>Lk</i> 10:30-37).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">At the culmination of his mission, Jesus gave the ultimate proof of his care for us by offering himself on the cross to set us free from the slavery of sin and death. By the sacrificial gift of his life, he
opened for us the path of love. To each of us he says, “Follow me; go and do likewise” (cf. <i>Lk</i> 10:37).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">5. <i>A culture of care in the life of Jesus’ followers</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The spiritual and corporal works of mercy were at the heart of charity as practised by the early Church. The first generation of Christians shared what they had, so that no one among them would be in need
(cf. <i>Acts</i> 4:34-35). They strove to make their community a welcoming home, concerned for every human need and ready to care for those most in need. It became customary to make voluntary offerings in order to feed the poor, bury the dead and care for
orphans, the elderly and victims of disasters like shipwrecks. In later times, when the generosity of Christians had lost its initial fervour, some Fathers of the Church insisted that property was meant by God for the common good. For Saint Ambrose, “nature
poured out all things for the common use of all… and thus produced a common right for all, but greed has made it a right for only a few”.<a name="_ftnref6"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn6"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref6">[6]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref6"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref6"></span> After
the persecutions of the first centuries, the Church used her newfound freedom to inspire society and its culture. “The needs of the times called forth new efforts in the service of Christian charity. History records innumerable examples of practical works
of mercy… The Church’s work among the poor was to a great extent highly organized. There arose many institutions for the relief of every human need: hospitals, poor houses, orphanages, foundling homes, shelters for travelers ...”<a name="_ftnref7"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref7">[7]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref7"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref7"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">6. The principles of the Church’s social doctrine as the basis for a culture of care</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The <i>diakonia</i> of the Church’s origins, enriched by the reflection of the Fathers and enlivened over the centuries by the active charity of many luminous witnesses to the faith, became the beating heart
of the Church’s social doctrine. This doctrine is offered to all people of good will as a precious patrimony of principles, criteria and proposals that can serve as a “grammar” of care: commitment to promoting the dignity of each human person, solidarity
with the poor and vulnerable, the pursuit of the common good and concern for protection of creation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Care as promotion of the dignity and rights of each person</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">“The very concept of the person, which originated and developed in Christianity, fosters the pursuit of a fully human development. Person always signifies relationship, not individualism; it affirms inclusion,
not exclusion, unique and inviolable dignity, not exploitation”.<a name="_ftnref8"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn8"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref8">[8]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref8"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref8"></span> Each
human person is an end in himself or herself, and never simply a means to be valued only for his or her usefulness. Persons are created to live together in families, communities and societies, where all are equal in dignity. Human rights derive from this dignity,
as do human duties, like the responsibility to welcome and assist the poor, the sick, the excluded, every one of our “neighbours, near or far in space and time”.<a name="_ftnref9"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn9"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref9">[9]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref9"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref9"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Care for the common good</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Every aspect of social, political and economic life achieves its fullest end when placed at the service of the common good, in other words, “the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as
groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfilment more fully and more easily”.<a name="_ftnref10"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn10"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref10">[10]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref10"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref10"></span> Consequently,
our plans and projects should always take into account their effects on the entire human family, and consider their consequences for the present and for coming generations. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us the truth and timeliness of this fact. In the face
of the pandemic, “we have realized that we are in the same boat, all of us fragile and disoriented, but at the same time important and needed, all of us called to row together”,<a name="_ftnref11"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn11"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref11">[11]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref11"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref11"></span> since
“no one reaches salvation by themselves”<a name="_ftnref12"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn12"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref12">[12]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref12"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref12"></span> and
no state can ensure the common good of its population if it remains isolated.<a name="_ftnref13"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn13"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref13">[13]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref13"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref13"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Care through solidarity</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Solidarity concretely expresses our love for others, not as a vague sentiment but as a “firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good; that is to say to the good of all and of each
individual, because we are all really responsible for all”.<a name="_ftnref14"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn14"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref14">[14]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref14"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref14"></span> Solidarity
helps us to regard others – whether as individuals or, more broadly, as peoples or nations – as more than mere statistics, or as a means to be used and then discarded once no longer useful, but as our neighbours, companions on our journey, called like ourselves
to partake of the banquet of life to which all are equally invited by God.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Care and protection of creation</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Encyclical <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html">Laudato Si’</a></i> is fully aware that all creation is interconnected.
It also highlights our need to listen to the cry of the poor and, at the same time, to the cry of creation. Constant and attentive listening leads in turn to effective care for the earth, our common home, and for our brothers and sisters in need. Here I would
once again point out that “a sense of deep communion with the rest of nature cannot be authentic if our hearts lack tenderness, compassion and concern for our fellow human beings”.<a name="_ftnref15"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn15"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref15">[15]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref15"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref15"></span> “Peace,
justice and care for creation are three inherently connected questions, which cannot be separated in such a way as to be treated individually, lest we fall back into reductionism”.<a name="_ftnref16"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn16"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref16">[16]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref16"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref16"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">7.<i> A compass pointing to a common path </i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">At a time dominated by a culture of waste, faced with growing inequalities both within and between nations,<a name="_ftnref17"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn17"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref17">[17]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref17"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref17"></span> I
urge government leaders and those of international organizations, business leaders, scientists, communicators and educators, to take up these principles as a “compass” capable of pointing out a <i>common direction</i> and ensuring “a more humane future”<a name="_ftnref18"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn18"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref18">[18]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref18"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref18"></span> in
the process of globalization. This will enable us to esteem the value and dignity of every person, to act together in solidarity for the common good, and to bring relief to those suffering from poverty, disease, slavery, armed conflicts, and discrimination.
I ask everyone to take this compass in hand and to become a prophetic witness of the culture of care, working to overcome the many existing social inequalities. This can only come about through a widespread and meaningful involvement on the part of women,
in the family and in every social, political and institutional sphere.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The <i>compass</i> of these social principles, so essential for the growth of a culture of care, also points to the need for relationships between nations to be inspired by fraternity, mutual respect, solidarity
and the observance of international law. In this regard, we must recognize the need to defend and promote fundamental human rights, which are inalienable, universal and indivisible.<a name="_ftnref19"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn19"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref19">[19]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref19"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref19"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Likewise urgent is the need to respect humanitarian law, especially at this time when conflicts and wars continue uninterrupted. Tragically, many regions and communities can no longer remember a time when
they dwelt in security and peace. Numerous cities have become epicentres of insecurity: citizens struggle to maintain their normal routine in the face of indiscriminate attacks by explosives, artillery and small arms. Children are unable to study. Men and
women cannot work to support their families. Famine is spreading in places where it was previously unknown. People are being forced to take flight, leaving behind not only their homes but also their family history and their cultural roots.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">While such conflicts have many causes, the result is always the same: destruction and humanitarian crises. We need to stop and ask ourselves what has led our world to see conflict as something normal, and
how our hearts can be converted and our ways of thinking changed, in order to work for true peace in solidarity and fraternity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">How many resources are spent on weaponry, especially nuclear weapons,<a name="_ftnref20"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn20"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref20">[20]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref20"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref20"></span> that
could be used for more significant priorities such as ensuring the safety of individuals, the promotion of peace and integral human development, the fight against poverty, and the provision of health care. Global problems like the present Covid-19 pandemic
and climate change have only made these challenges all the more evident. What a courageous decision it would be to “establish a ‘Global Fund’ with the money spent on weapons and other military expenditures, in order to permanently eliminate hunger and contribute
to the development of the poorest countries”!<a name="_ftnref21"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn21"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref21">[21]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref21"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref21"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">8. <i>Educating for a culture of care</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Promoting a culture of care calls for a <i>process of education</i>. The “compass” of social principles can prove useful and reliable in a variety of interrelated contexts. Let me offer a few examples:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Educating people to care begins in the <i>family</i>, the natural and fundamental nucleus of society, in which we learn how to live and relate to others in a spirit of mutual respect. Yet families need to
be empowered to carry out this vital and indispensable task.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Together with the family, <i>schools and universities</i> – and, in some respects, the <i>communications media</i> – are also responsible for education.<a name="_ftnref22"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn22"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref22">[22]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref22"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref22"></span> They
are called to pass on a system of values based on the recognition of the dignity of each person, each linguistic, ethnic and religious community and each people, as well as the fundamental rights arising from that recognition. Education is one of the pillars
of a more just and fraternal society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Religions in general, and religious <i>leaders</i> in particular, can play an indispensable role in handing on to their followers, and to society at large, the values of solidarity, respect for differences,
and concern for our brothers and sisters in need. Here I think of the words spoken in 1969 by <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en.html">Pope Paul VI</a> <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/speeches/1969/august/documents/hf_p-vi_spe_19690801_parlamento-uganda.html">to
the Ugandan Parliament</a>: “Have no fear of the Church; she honours you, she educates honest and loyal citizens for you, she does not foment rivalries and divisions, she seeks to promote healthy liberty, social justice, and peace. If she has any preference
at all, it is for the poor, for the education of little ones and of the people, for the care of the suffering and abandoned”.<a name="_ftnref23"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn23"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref23">[23]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref23"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref23"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Once more I encourage all those engaged in public service and in international organizations, both governmental and non-governmental, and all those others who in various ways are involved in the areas of
education and research, to work towards the goal of a “more open and inclusive education, involving patient listening, constructive dialogue and better mutual understanding”.<a name="_ftnref24"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn24"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref24">[24]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref24"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref24"></span> It
is my hope that this appeal, made in the context of the <i>Global Compact on Education</i>, will be broadly acknowledged and accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">9.<i> There can be no peace without a culture of care</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The <i>culture of care</i> thus calls for a common, supportive and inclusive commitment to protecting and promoting the dignity and good of all, a willingness to show care and compassion, to work for reconciliation
and healing, and to advance mutual respect and acceptance. As such, it represents a privileged path to peace. “In many parts of the world, there is a need for paths of peace to heal open wounds. There is also a need for peacemakers, men and women prepared
to work boldly and creatively to initiate processes of healing and renewed encounter”.<a name="_ftnref25"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn25"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref25">[25]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref25"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref25"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">At a time like this, when the barque of humanity, tossed by the storm of the current crisis, struggles to advance towards a calmer and more serene horizon, the “rudder” of human dignity and the “compass” of
fundamental social principles can enable us together to steer a sure course. As Christians, we should always look to Our Lady, Star of the Sea and Mother of Hope. May we work together to advance towards a new horizon of love and peace, of fraternity and solidarity,
of mutual support and acceptance. May we never yield to the temptation to disregard others, especially those in greatest need, and to look the other way;<a name="_ftnref26"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn26"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref26">[26]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref26"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref26"></span> instead,
may we strive daily, in concrete and practical ways, “to form a community composed of brothers and sisters who accept and care for one another”.<a name="_ftnref27"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftn27"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref27">[27]</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref27"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref27"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From the Vatican, 8 December 2020</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Franciscus<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn1"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[1]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn1"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn1"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Cf. <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2020/documents/papa-francesco_20200925_videomessaggio-onu.html">Video
Message to the Seventy-fifth Meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations</a></i>, 25 September 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn2"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[2]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn2"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn2"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Cf.
Encyclical Letter <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html#67">Laudato Si’</a></i> (24 May 2015), 67.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn3"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[3]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn3"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn3"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Cf. <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20131208_messaggio-xlvii-giornata-mondiale-pace-2014.html"><i>“Fraternity,
the Foundation and Pathway to Peace”</i>, <i>Message for the 2014 World Day of Peace</i></a> (8 December 2013), 2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn4"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[4]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn4"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn4"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Encyclical
Letter <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html#70">Laudato Si’</a></i> (24 May 2015), 70.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn5"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[5]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn5"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn5"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> PONTIFICAL
COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, <i>Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church</i>, No. 488.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn6"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref6"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[6]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn6"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn6"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <i>De
Officiis</i>, 1, 28, 132: PL 16, 67.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn7"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn7"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[7]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn7"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn7"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> K.
BIHLMEYER-H. TÜCHLE, <i>Church History</i>, vol. 1, Westminster, The Newman Press, 1958, pp. 373, 374.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn8"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref8"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn8"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[8]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn8"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn8"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2017/april/documents/papa-francesco_20170404_convegno-populorum-progressio.html"><i>Address
to Participants in the Conference organized by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Encyclical </i>Populorum Progressio</a> (4 April 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn9"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref9"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn9"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[9]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn9"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn9"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2016/documents/papa-francesco_20161110_messaggio-cop22.html">Message
for the Twenty-second Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22)</a></i>, 10 November 2016. Cf. INTERDICASTERIAL ROUNDTABLE OF THE HOLY SEE ON INTEGRAL ECOLOGY, <i>Journeying Towards Care for
Our Common Home: Five Years after Laudato Si’</i>, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 31 May 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn10"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref10"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn10"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[10]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn10"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn10"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> SECOND
VATICAN ECUMENICAL COUNCIL, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html">Gaudium et Spes</a></i>, 26.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn11"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref11"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[11]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn11"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn11"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/homilies/2020/documents/papa-francesco_20200327_omelia-epidemia.html">Extraordinary
Moment of Prayer in Time of Epidemic</a></i>, 27 March 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn12"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref12"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn12"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[12]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn12"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn12"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/homilies/2020/documents/papa-francesco_20200327_omelia-epidemia.html">Ibid</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn13"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref13"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn13"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[13]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn13"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn13"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Cf.
Encyclical Letter <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html">Fratelli Tutti</a></i> (3 October 2020), <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html#8">8</a>; <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html#153">153</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn14"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref14"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn14"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[14]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn14"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn14"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> SAINT
JOHN PAUL II, Encyclical Letter <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_30121987_sollicitudo-rei-socialis.html">Sollicitudo Rei Socialis</a></i> (30 December 1987), 38.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn15"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref15"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn15"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[15]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn15"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn15"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Encyclical
Letter <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html#91">Laudato Si’</a></i> (24 May 2015), 91.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn16"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref16"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn16"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[16]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn16"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn16"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> EPISCOPAL
CONFERENCE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Pastoral Letter <i>Sobre la relación del hombre con la naturaleza</i> (21 January 1987); cf. Encyclical Letter <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html#92">Laudato
Si’</a></i> (24 May 2015), 92.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn17"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref17"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn17"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[17]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn17"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn17"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Cf.
Encyclical Letter <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html#125"><i>Fratelli</i> <i>Tutti</i></a> (3 October 2020), 125.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn18"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref18"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn18"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[18]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn18"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn18"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html#29">Ibid</a>.,
29.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn19"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref19"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn19"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[19]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn19"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn19"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Cf. <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2018/documents/papa-francesco_20181210_messaggio-diritti-umani.html"><i>Message
to</i> <i>Participants in the International Conference “Human Rights in the Contemporary World: Achievements, Omissions, Negations”</i></a><i>,</i> Rome, 10-11 December 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn20"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref20"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn20"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[20]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn20"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn20"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Cf. <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2017/documents/papa-francesco_20170323_messaggio-onu.html">Message
to the United Nations Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading Towards their Total Elimination</a></i>, 23 March 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn21"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref21"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn21"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[21]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn21"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn21"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2020/documents/papa-francesco_20201016_videomessaggio-giornataalimentazione.html">Video
Message for the 2020 World Food Day</a> </i>(16 October 2020).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn22"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref22"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn22"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[22]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn22"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn22"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Cf.
BENEDICT XVI, <a name="_Hlk56336131"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/messages/peace/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20111208_xlv-world-day-peace.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56336131"><i>“Educating Young People in Justice and Peace”,
Message for the 2012 World Day of Peace</i>, (8 December 2011)</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56336131"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56336131"></span>, 2;<i> <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20151208_messaggio-xlix-giornata-mondiale-pace-2016.html">“Overcome
Indifference and Win Peace”, Message for the 2016 World Day of Peace</a></i>, (8 December 2015), 6.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn23"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref23"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn23"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[23]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn23"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn23"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/speeches/1969/august/documents/hf_p-vi_spe_19690801_parlamento-uganda.html">Address
to the Parliament of Uganda</a>, </i>Kampala, 1 August 1969.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn24"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref24"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn24"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[24]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn24"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn24"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190912_messaggio-patto-educativo.html">Message
for the Launch of the Global Compact on Education</a></i>, 12 September 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn25"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref25"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn25"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[25]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn25"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn25"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Encyclical
Letter <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html#225"><i>Fratelli</i> <i>Tutti</i></a> (3 October 2020), 225.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn26"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref26"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn26"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[26]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn26"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn26"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Cf. <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html#64">ibid</a>.,
64.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_ftn27"></a><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20201208_messaggio-54giornatamondiale-pace2021.html#_ftnref27"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn27"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[27]</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn27"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftn27"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html#96">Ibid</a>.,
96; cf. <a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20131208_messaggio-xlvii-giornata-mondiale-pace-2014.html"><i>“Fraternity, the Foundation and Pathway to Peace”</i>, <i>Message for the 2014 World Day of Peace</i></a><i> </i>(8
December 2013), 1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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