Peaceful co-existence
The Bishop expressed the hope that, on this day, there would be an increase in efforts “toward inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue, the promotion of a culture of tolerance and acceptance of others and of living together peacefully.”
Quoting from
The Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together, signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb in Abu Dhabi in 2019, the Bishop said he hoped that this fraternal approach “‘would contribute significantly to reducing many economic, social, political and environmental problems that weigh so heavily on a large part of humanity’”.
Unity over division
Pope Francis embraces a man as he meets the disabled during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 11, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
When Pope Francis uses the word fraternity, the touchstone in his latest social encyclical “Fratelli Tutti,” he means it in the fullest sense of the word. We would certainly be mistaken to understand references to fraternity simply for their rhetorical effect or merely as a bid to evoke a romanticized worldview that is impossible to achieve.
It is ironic how in such a hyper-connected world as ours, anything that has to do with kinship, including fraternity, is trivialized. Recreational ancestry-testing kits, for example, have contributed to redefining what is understood by kin and who belongs to it. Families in the Western world are becoming more fragmented and increasingly individualistic. Advances in reproductive technologies, where any given child can have up to five different parents (two gametes from donors, a surrogate moth
Pakistan highlights rising Islamophobia at UN event
Reaffirms commitment to promoting religious tolerance at International Day of Human Fraternity
APP
February 05, 2021
UNITED NATIONS:
Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting religious tolerance, understanding and cooperation at home and abroad at a virtual event held to commemorate the first-ever International Day of Human Fraternity. The day was observed on Thursday. A recent manifestation of this commitment is the opening of Kartarpur Corridor, the world s largest Gurdwara, allowing easy access to our Sikh brothers from the neighborhood and all across the world, Pakistan Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Aamir Khan said.
Pope: Human fraternity is âchallenge of our centuryâ Judge Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Salam, secretary general of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity, Sheikh Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of Egypt s al-Azhar mosque and university, and Pope Francis are pictured in this screen capture from a Feb. 4, 2021, virtual meeting marking the International Day of Human Fraternity, a new effort to promote dialogue between cultures and religions. The pope was among several world and religious leaders who participated in the meeting. (CNS photo)
Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency 2/5/2021 8:33 AM
select Pope Francis shakes hands with Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of Egypt s al-Azhar mosque and university, during a document signing at an interreligious meeting at the Founder s Memorial in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in this Feb. 4, 2019, file photo. The Vatican announced that the pope will participate in a virtual meet
Feb 4, 2021 rome bureau chief
In this file photo, Pope Francis, left, and Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand imam of Egypt s Al-Azhar, exchange a joint statement on human fraternity after an interfaith meeting at the Founder s Memorial in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)
Pope Francis on Thursday joined the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University and the head of the United Nations to celebrate the first International Day on Human Fraternity, in which the pontiff defined fraternity as the “new frontier” of humanity.
ROME – Pope Francis on Thursday joined the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University and the head of the United Nations to celebrate the first International Day on Human Fraternity, in which the pontiff defined fraternity as the “new frontier” of humanity.