VIDEO MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE 11th FESTIVAL OF THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH
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[…] In the Encyclical Fratelli tutti I recall that “the pandemic enabled us to
recognise and appreciate once more all those around us who, in the midst of
fear, responded by putting their lives on the line. We began to realise that our
lives are interwoven with and sustained by ordinary people valiantly shaping the
decisive events of our shared history: doctors, nurses, pharmacists,
storekeepers and supermarket workers, cleaning personnel, caretakers,
transport workers, men and women working to provide essential services and
public safety, volunteers, priests and religious”, and so forth… These people
understood “that no one is saved alone”, no one is saved alone (FT 54). Here are
talents put to use…. Here is the hope that sustains and guides creativity with
boldness and courage. Therefore, I renew my invitation to walk in the hope that
“is bold, can look beyond personal convenience, the petty securities and
compensations which limit our horizon, and can open us up to grand ideals which
make life more beautiful and worthwhile” (FT 55; Greeting to young people at
the Fr. Félix Varela Cultural Centre, Havana – Cuba, 20 September 2015). […]
