Pope calls for friendship toward all in message to Rimini meeting
August 19, 2022
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis has sent his greetings to the 43rd annual Friendship Among Peoples meeting in Rimini, Italy, and called upon Christians to pursue “a social friendship that excludes no one and a fraternity that is open to all.”
In his message, which was conveyed by Cardinal Pietro Parolini, the Vatican Secretary of State, the Pontiff invoked the parable of the Good Samaritan, saying that it “is not just about generosity,” but about a man capable of “recognizing Christ Himself in every abandoned or excluded brother or sister.”
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