Vatican releases logo for
Pope Francis' visit to Morocco
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The Vatican releases the logo for Pope Francis' Apostolic
Journey to Morocco, whose theme is hope.
By Robin Gomes
“Servant of Hope” is the theme of the Pope's visit to
Morocco on March 30-31.
The Holy Father is making the Apostolic Visit in response to
the invitation of King Mohammed VI and the Bishops of the country. The
trip to the Muslim-majority nation includes the cities of Rabat and Casablanca,
and will be the Pope’s 26th outside Italy.
Logo design
The official logo of the Pope’s visit was chosen from about
50 entries in a competition. An explanatory note accompanying the logo's
release says that a cross and a crescent in the logo are symbols of
Christianity and Islam which highlight the interreligious relations between
Christians and Muslims.
In fact, during the 2-day trip, Pope Francis will meet the
leader of Moroccan Muslims, 800 years after the meeting between St. Francis of
Assisi and Sultan Al-Malik al-Kāmil of Egypt.
The logo has the colours of the two countries: green and red
for Morocco, yellow and white (background) for the Vatican.
Under Pope Francis' name is the motto of the visit:
"Servant of Hope" because the Pope is known as the Servant of the
Servants of God. The motto is also the title of the pastoral letter that
the Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa (known by its French acronym
CERNA) gave to Pope Francis during its last ‘ad limina ’ visit to
Rome in 2015.
"Morocco" is written in Arabic to honour the
country that is hosting the Pope.
Interreligious dialogue
Prior to the Morocco visit, the Pope is scheduled to make a
trip to the United Arab Emirates on February 3-5.
Addressing the Diplomatic Corps on Monday in the Vatican,
Pope Francis said that his visit to the 2 predominantly Muslim countries,
“represent two important opportunities to advance interreligious dialogue and
mutual understanding between the followers of both religions, in this year that
marks the eight-hundredth anniversary of the historic meeting between Saint
Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kāmil.”
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