Global – Parolin on #NotAlone: The world needs hope and fraternity
The World Meeting on Human Fraternity opens with working groups centred on Nobel Prizes, the Environment, Schools, the Weak, and Associations. Speaking on the sidelines of this event, Cardinal Pietro Parolin says Pope Francis is well and has already expressed his desire to resume work.
By Amedeo Lomonaco
“You come together today as a sign of hope for the world,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin at the opening the “Not Alone” World Meeting on Human Fraternity. “Your being here together already represents a sign of hope. In fact, you have chosen to bring together the wealth of differences and experiences, of which each one is a bearer, to bear witness to what unites our humanity and allows us to recognise ourselves as brothers and sisters, as the Holy Father Francis teaches with his Magisterium.”
Addressing some thirty Nobel Laureates and other world leaders, Cardinal Parolin continued, “Operating in a spirit of fraternity is a responsibility that cannot be shirked by those who are called to animate the culture of international relations.
“Many of you, through choices and gestures made in areas of conflict, demonstrate by the example of your lives that in the interruption of dialogue, relations degenerate and that the fraternity that unites is stronger than the pain that divides. Many of you can testify how weaving the patient web of dialogue is laborious, often tortuous and not infrequently unfulfilling, but it is what is most noble for the good of the human community, both locally and internationally.”
The commitment of Nobel laureates
Among the Nobel laureates attending the World Meeting on Human Fraternity is the former president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos. Speaking with Vatican News, he expressed the hope that countries will find means of dialogue and cooperation. This is the only way, he said, to build brotherhood.
“The Colombian peace process,” he added, “has taught me that there are no conflicts that cannot be resolved; I believe that with this mentality we can resolve many of the conflicts that exist in the world today.” Read more…
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