Pope Francis: English summary of General Audience
(Vatican
Radio) Pope Francis held his weekly
General Audience on Wednesday, during which he spoke of his recently
concluded visit to Egypt. Below, please find the official
English-language summary of the Holy Father's prepared remarks...
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Dear Brothers and Sisters: My recent Apostolic Journey
to Egypt took place at the invitation of the President of the Republic, the
Coptic Orthodox Patriarch, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and the Catholic Coptic
Patriarch. I thank all those who helped in its planning and
organization. My meeting with the Gran Imam, and my message to the
International Conference for Peace, recalled that peace is the fruit of an
education to wisdom and a humanism that respects the religious dimension of our
existence. Our covenant with God, grounded in the commandment of love of
God and neighbour, inspires our efforts to build a just and peaceful civil
order in which all have a part to play. Egypt’s great cultural and
religious heritage gives the nation a special role in this work of
peacemaking. In my meeting with the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch, Pope
Tawadros II, we reaffirmed our mutual commitment to unity and prayed together
for the victims of the recent attacks. At Mass with the Catholic
community, and in my meeting with priests, religious and seminarians, I saw the
beauty of the Church in Egypt and I encouraged everyone to persevere in the
hope of the Gospel. May the Holy Family, who once found refuge in Egypt,
bless and protect its people with prosperity, fraternity and peace.
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