Pope Francis’ Message of Peace and Solidarity with the Holy Land

On the one-year anniversary of the violence in the Holy Land, Pope Francis calls for peace, urging the global community to prioritize dialogue over conflict. In his message, he expresses deep solidarity with the region’s Catholics, encouraging them to remain hopeful and continue sowing “seeds of peace” despite the ongoing suffering. The Pope also invites all to observe a Day of Prayer and Fasting, believing these acts of love can overcome the darkness of war.

Limiting consumption, not people

All too often, the few rich and fortunate inhabitants of this unjust world demand – and even order and impose – that the many ‘cursed of the earth’ diminish in number, so that they themselves are not forced to change their all-devouring lifestyles.

Recognising the hidden witnesses

Every Christian can be a guide in life and a teacher of faith, through informal teaching, daily encounters and chats, the concreteness of life, and the beauty and hardships of human experience. Such an ‘ancient ministry’ has been formally acknowledged.