Pope Francis on October 9 concluded the celebration of the canonization of the two new saints with a particular reference to the threat of a nuclear war for a period of time. The Pope stressed that there have been tensions in the past, but in the end people have chosen the path of peace, he encouraged people to learn from history and to work together for world peace.
(Vatican News Network)At the end of the Mass for the canonization of Giovanni Battista Scalabrini and Artemide Zatti, Sunday morning, October 9, Pope Francis mentioned the Second Vatican Council “and stressed that” we must not forget the danger of a nuclear war that threatened the world at that moment. . “” Why don’t we learn from history? Even at that moment there was conflict, the situation was very tense, but in the end the path of peace was chosen, “said the Pope.
The Pope then turned his thoughts to Thailand, where recently “a frenetic act of violence has occurred”. A shooting in the northeastern city of Uthai Sawan left 37 people dead, most of them children. “It is with sentimentality that I particularly entrust small children and their families to the Father who is in charge of life,” said the Pope.
In conclusion, the Pope said: “Let us pray to the Virgin Mary to help us become witnesses of the Gospel and be animated by the example of the saints”.
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