8 November 2018 | Message

MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “THE MANAGEMENT OF A COMMON ASSET: ACCESS TO DRINKABLE WATER FOR ALL”

PONTIFICAL URBAN UNIVERSITY

[…] have already proposed several considerations on this issue in the Encyclical
Laudato si’’, and in the recent Message for the Day of Prayer for the protection of
creation. I hope that those who intervene and participate in this Conference may
share in their professional and political environments the urgency, necessary will and
determination. The Holy See and the Church are committed to promoting access to
drinkable water for all. This commitment is manifested in many initiatives such as
the building of infrastructure, training, advocacy, assistance to endangered
populations, including migrants, whose water supply is compromised, and in recalling
the set of ethical references and principles that spring from the Gospel and from a
healthy anthropology. […]