Pope Francis and peace - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 12 Nov 2023 22:23:37 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Pope Francis and peace - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 No war is worth the loss of even one life, pope says https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/11/13/no-war-is-worth-the-loss-of-even-one-life-pope-says/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 04:50:35 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=166217 While nations have a right to defend themselves and a responsibility to protect their citizens, "no war is worth the loss of the life of even one human person, a sacred being created in the image and likeness of the Creator," said a papal message to the Paris Peace Forum. "No war is worth the Read more

No war is worth the loss of even one life, pope says... Read more]]> While nations have a right to defend themselves and a responsibility to protect their citizens, "no war is worth the loss of the life of even one human person, a sacred being created in the image and likeness of the Creator," said a papal message to the Paris Peace Forum.

"No war is worth the tears of a mother who has seen her child mutilated or killed," the message said. "No war is worth the poisoning of our common home."

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio to France, read the message on Nov 10, the first day of the two-day forum of government, business and civic leaders discussing the theme, "Seeking Common Ground in a World of Rivalry."

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