Pope Francis reiterated the Holy See’s commitment to end the fighting and find a way to obtain “a just peace,” the archbishop’s office said.
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Nation/World news briefs: Oct. 31, 2022
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Focus on Dialogue: Papal trip to highlight importance of opening doors
The visit Nov. 3-6 has two main goals: to speak at the Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence and to encourage the predominantly expatriate Catholic and Christian communities who live and work in the Muslim-majority region.
Pope encourages young people to be peacemakers
Continuing to talk about the “grave danger” humanity is facing because of the war in Ukraine and Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons, Pope Francis urged a group of young people from Belgium to be peacemakers.
Etienne: Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons ‘are of grave concern’
Archbishop Etienne urged the Catholic faithful to join him in taking action in three ways: prayer, educating ourselves and appealing for peace and nuclear disarmament.
Creating jobs is key to ‘inclusive’ development, pope says
The pope told the business leaders, theologians and scholars that job creation, not charity, is essential for promoting sustainable development.
Pope urges world leaders to ‘work for peace, not weapons’
“Only by serving the cause of peace, will you make a name for yourselves in the annals of history,” Pope Francis told them.
Pope: Under right conditions, nations may buy weapons for self-defense
Speaking to journalists Sept. 15 after his three-day trip to Kazakhstan, the pope responded to a question regarding the sale of weapons to Ukraine.