“To the historic Olympic motto, ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ - Faster, Higher, Stronger - the International Olympic Committee has added the word ‘Communiter,’ that is, Together, because the Olympic Games can make a more fraternal world grow,” the pope said. Our Lady of Unity Catholic School is a non-profit Kindergarten through Eighth Grade Elementary school in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. “Sport, with its universal language, can build bridges of friendship and solidarity between people of all cultures and religions,” he said, which is why he said he appreciated the International Olympic Committee’s decision in July to add another word to the Olympic motto. 4 in Beijing, followed March 4 by the Paralympics, Pope Francis also focused on the power of sport to draw people together. “Let us pray and commit ourselves every day to living in peace as brothers and sisters,” he said. I hope that concrete steps will be taken together with believers of other religions and people of goodwill to affirm that today is a time of kinship, avoiding fueling clashes, divisions and closures.” 4 would be the second celebration of International Day of Human Fraternity, a U.N.-declared observation to promote interreligious dialogue and friendship on the anniversary of the document on human fraternity signed in Abu Dhabi in 2019, by Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of Al-Azhar in Egypt.įraternity, he said, “means reaching out to others, respecting them and listening to them with an open heart. Let us ask God, in prayer, for consolation for that tormented population.”
This is the one and Catholic idea of unity that is worth believing in, hoping for and. Instead, unity must be based on the word of God, the sword which Jesus brings. A call for unity without truth is the tool of con artists. We cannot look away from the suffering of so many of our brothers and sisters. In human history, unlike the novels and movies, the call to arms is part of the cycle of division, not a means to end it. Joining an appeal launched by the country’s bishops, the pope called on the international community “to work for reconciliation between the parties involved. 1, 2021, ended the country’s experiment with democracy and set off protests and repression, death and detention. 2, the pope focused on the bonds that unite all people in one human family as he prayed for the people of Myanmar, spoke about the upcoming 2022 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics and anticipated the International Day of Human Fraternity.įor more than a year, “we have watched with pain the violence staining Myanmar with blood,” the pope said.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The “true gold medal” at the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games goes to everything that helps the global community be more welcoming and accepting of all people, Pope Francis said.Īt the end of his general audience Feb.
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