Fraternity and social friendship are the ways the Pontiff indicates to build a better, more just and peaceful world, with the contribution of all: people and institutions. With an emphatic confirmation of a ‘no’ to war and to globalized indifference.

"How wonderful it would be if the growth of scientific and technological innovation could come along with more equality and social inclusion," the pope said, quoting his recently published encyclical, "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship."

"The proving ground for prayer is concrete love for one's neighbor," the pope said Oct. 7 at his weekly general audience.

The normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates can be a step for peace in the Middle East, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace.

A great global crisis has rocked the world, leaving millions afflicted and sowing fear everywhere.

Pope Francis' social encyclical sees the need for human fraternity as more than just an abstract concept, but as a concrete path toward peaceful coexistence

Judge Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Salam, secretary general of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity, embraces Msgr. Yoannis Lahzi Gaida during a press conference for the release of Pope Francis' new encyclical, "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship," in the synod hall at the Vatican Oct. 4, 2020.