By Fr. Bernard Holzer, aa
Last Sunday, after the Angelus in Rome, Pope Francis quoted Article 11 of the Italian Constitution: "Italy rejects war as an instrument of aggression against the freedom of other peoples and as a means for the settlement of international disputes".
And he added: “Remember this article! Keep on going! And may this principle be implemented all over the world: may war be banished and issues be addressed through law and negotiations. Let weapons be silenced and space be made for dialogue. Let us pray for tormented Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Myanmar, and South Sudan.
And let us continue to pray for Valencia, and the other communities in Spain, who are suffering so much in these days. What do I do for the people of Valencia? Do I pray? Do I offer something? Think about this question.”
What do I do for the victims of the typhoons in the Philippines, of the volcano in Indonesia, of the dictatorship in Myanmar? Do I pray? Do I offer something?
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