International Day of Human Fraternity

  The word peace does not have a unique meaning in the history of humanity,and it is convenient to assume that the challenge of unifying it for our timeis extremely urgent. To understand this situation, we should keep in mindthat, in the Roman sense (pax), it referred to the submission of any regionor people to the Empire - which submitted them to obedience to the “jusgentium”, meaning that peace was translated into obedience and submission.Westernization defined the colonialism of several powers but highlightedthe British Pax that took on a vast expression in the Commonwealth. In anattempt to reduce , the meanings of the word “peace”, it ended up becomingdefined as, “absence of war”, which did not always mean loyalty in relationsbetween different powers, but it meant just not appealing to violence thatseeks, through the submission of different peoples and lands, the impositionof victory.It was this vision that guided what was called Pax Dei, an expression sometimes intended to prote...

Human fraternity for peace and cooperation is grounded in a simple recognition: people of all religions and beliefs make a valuable and lasting contribution to humanity . Dialogue among religious and belief communities can deepen understanding and highlight shared values . Promoting awareness of different cultures, religions and beliefs helps foster tolerance that is rooted in respect, inclusion and acceptance of diversity, including the free expression of religious identity . Education plays a vital role in nurturing these principles and in preventing discrimination based on religion or belief . Tolerance, mutual respect and living well with differences are essential to human fraternity and social harmony , which is why interreligious and intercultural dialogue matter at every level: global, regional, national and local.