Pope Francis, pictured on Oct. 15, 2014. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.
Vatican City, Dec 17, 2020 / 06:05 am (CNA).- Pope Francis appealed for a “culture of care” in his message for the 2021 World Day of Peace released Thursday.
“The culture of care … 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,” Pope Francis wrote in the peace message published Dec. 17.
“May we never yield to the temptation to disregard others, especially those in greatest need, and to look the other way; 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.”
Nuclear deterrence gives ‘false sense of security,’ Vatican official says
A Russian Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile system drives during the Victory Day parade marking the 71st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, at Red Square in Moscow May 9, 2016. A nuclear-free world can only be achieved through a renewed sense of unity and solidarity among nations, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Vatican foreign minister, said at a Dec. 16 webinar on nuclear disarmament. (CNS photo/Grigory Dukor, Reuters)
By Junno Arocho Esteves • Catholic News Service • Posted December 17, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) The goal of a nuclear-free world can only be achieved through a renewed sense of unity and solidarity among nations that breaks the dynamic of mistrust, said Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Vatican foreign minister.
Top Vatican officials call for world free of nuclear weapons
Dec 17, 2020 rome bureau chief
In this July 4, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, inspects the preparation of the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in North Korea s northwest. (Credit: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP.)
Opening a Vatican-sponsored webinar, Cardinal Peter Turkson, head of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, said that the Holy See aims to shine a light on the “catastrophic impact” of nuclear deterrence, mutually assured destruction and the arms race have in society, while renewing the pope’s call for a world free of nuclear weapons.
Pope again calls for diverting funds from weapons to fighting hunger North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) in this undated photo released by North Korea s Korean Central News Agency May 15, 2017. In his message for Word Peace Day 2021, Pope Francis called for nations to divert money from weaponry, in particular nuclear weapons, to create a global fund to end hunger and promote development in poor nations. (CNS photo/Reuters)
Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service 12/17/2020 7:05 AM
select A military aide carries a briefcase containing launch codes for nuclear weapons as U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington in this July 24, 2018, file photo. In his message for Word Peace Day 2021, Pope Francis called for nations to divert money from weaponry, in particular nuclear weapons, to create a global fund to end hunger and promote develop
Pope again calls to divert funds from weapons to fighting hunger
A military aide carries a briefcase containing launch codes for nuclear weapons as U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington in this July 24, 2018, file photo. In his message for Word Peace Day 2021, Pope Francis called for nations to divert money from weaponry, in particular nuclear weapons, to create a global fund to end hunger and promote development in poor nations. (CNS photo/Joshua Roberts, Reuters)
By Cindy Wooden • Catholic News Service • Posted December 17, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Appealing for a worldwide commitment to initiating a “culture of care” for one another and for the environment, Pope Francis again called on nations to divert money from their military budgets to create a global fund to end hunger and promote development in the world’s poorest nations.