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August 30, 2020 "I am following with concern the tensions in the eastern Mediterranean area, undermined by various outbreaks of instability. Please, I appeal to constructive dialogue and respect for international law to resolve the conflicts that threaten the peace of the peoples of that region ". A strong appeal was launched by Pope Francis during the Angelus in St. Peter's Square.

The cross is a sign of God's love
In the Angelus, Francis recalls the importance of the cross. "It is a holy sign of God's love, it is a sign of Jesus' sacrifice, and it should not be reduced to a superstitious object or an ornamental jewel". "Let us make sure - added the Pope - that the cross hanging on the wall of the house, or the little one we wear around our necks, may it be a sign of our desire to join Christ in lovingly serving our brothers, especially the smallest and most fragile "

Let us
take up our cross Take up our own cross:" It is not just a matter of patiently bearing the daily tribulations, but to bear with faith and responsibility that part of fatigue and suffering that the fight against evil entails ". Pope Francis, before the recitation of the Angelus, explains the attitude that Jesus asks of us." of Christians is always a struggle - he added off the cuff -. The Bible says that the believer's life is a militia: to fight against the bad spirit, to fight against Evil. Thus the commitment to 'take up the cross' - he underlined - becomes a participation with Christ in the salvation of the world ". 

" For Peter and the other disciples - but also for us! - the cross is an uncomfortable thing, the cross is a 'scandal', while Jesus considers fleeing from the cross 'scandal', which would mean withdrawing from the will of the Father, from the mission he has entrusted to him for our salvation ”.

World
Day for the Care of Creation The day after tomorrow, September 1st, is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation ", Pope Francis recalled at the end of the Angelus." From this date until October 4 - he continued - we will celebrate with our Christian brothers of various Churches and traditions the Jubilee of the Earth, to commemorate the institution of Earth Day 50 years ago "." I greet - added the Pontiff - the various initiatives promoted in every part of the world. And among these the concert that is taking place today in the cathedral of Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, where unfortunately an environmental disaster has recently occurred ".