Pope Leo XIV addressed the “Raising Hope” Conference on the 10th Anniversary of Laudato Si’* on October 1, 2025, at the Mariapolis Center in Castel Gandolfo,
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*Laudato Si' is a landmark 2015 encyclical by Pope Francis that addresses environmental care as an urgent moral issue, calling for an "ecological conversion" involving changed lifestyles and a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness between humanity, God, and the Earth.
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My dear sisters and brothers, peace be
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with you.
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Before continuing with a few prepared
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remarks, I would like to thank the two
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speakers who preceded me. But I would
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like to add that if there is indeed an
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action hero with us this afternoon, it's
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all of you who are working together to
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make a difference.
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As we commemorate the 10th anniversary
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of the encyclical loud on the care for
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our common home, I cordiily greet the
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organizers, the speakers, the
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participants, and all of those who made
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the raising hope conference possible.
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I especially thank the Lato movement for
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supporting the dissemination and
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implementation of Pope Francis message
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from the very beginning.
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This encyclical has greatly inspired the
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Catholic Church and many people of
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goodwill.
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It has proven to be a source of
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dialogue.
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It has given rise to reflection groups,
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academic programs in schools and
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universities and partnerships and
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projects of various kinds on every
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continent.
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Many dascese and religious institutes
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have been moved to take action to care
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for our common home, helping once more
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to give priority to the poor and
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marginalized in the process.
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Its impact has even extended to
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international summits, ecumenical and
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interreligious dialogue, economic and
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business circles, as well as theological
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and bioethical studies.
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The phrase care for our common home has
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also been included in academic,
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scientific, and political addresses and
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speeches.
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Pope Francis's concerns and
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recommendations have been appreciated
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and accepted not only by Catholics, but
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also by many people outside the church
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who feel understood, represented, and
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supported during this specific moment in
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our history.
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his analysis of the situation,
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the proposal of the paradigm of integral
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ecology,
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insistent call for dialogue, and the
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appeal to address the root causes of
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problems and to bring the whole human
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family together to seek a sustainable
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and integral development have aroused
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widespread interest.
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Let us give thanks to our father in
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heaven for this gift. we have inherited
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from Pope Francis.
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The challenges identified in Laatoto are
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in fact even more relevant today than
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they were 10 years ago. These challenges
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are of a social and political nature,
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but first and foremost of a spiritual
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nature. They call for conversion.
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As with every anniversary of this
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nature, we remember the past with
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gratitude.
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But we also ask ourselves what remains
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to be done.
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Over the years, we have transitioned
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from understanding and studying the
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encyclical to putting it into practice.
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What must be done now to ensure that
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caring for our common home and listening
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to the cry of the earth and the poor do
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not appear as mere passing trends or
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worse still that they be seen and felt
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as divisive issues.
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In line with laatoi,
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the apostolic exhortation laate deum
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published two years ago noted that some
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have chosen to deride the increasingly
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evident signs of climate change to
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ridicule those who speak of global
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warming and even to blame the poor for
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the very thing that affects them the
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most.
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Besides spreading the message of the
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encyclical,
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it is now more important than ever to
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return to the heart.
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In scripture, the heart is not only the
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center of feelings and emotions, but the
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locust of freedom.
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Although the heart includes reason, it
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transcends and transforms it,
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influencing and integrating all aspects
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of the person and his or her fundamental
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relationships.
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The heart is the place where external
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reality has the greatest impact. Where
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the deepest searching takes place, where
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the most authentic desires are
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discovered,
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where one's ultimate identity is found,
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and where decisions are formed.
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It is only by returning to the heart
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that a true ecological conversion can
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take place.
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We must shift from collecting data to
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caring and from environmental discourse
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to an ecological conversion that
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transforms both personal and communal
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lifestyles.
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For believers, this conversion is in
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fact no different to the one that
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orients us towards the living God.
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We cannot love God whom we cannot see
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while despising his creatures. Nor can
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we call ourselves disciples of Jesus
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Christ without participating in his
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outlook on creation and his care for all
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that is fragile and wounded.
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Dear friends,
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let your faith inspire you to be bearers
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of the hope that comes from recognizing
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the presence of God already at work in
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history.
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Let us recall how Pope Francis described
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St. Francis Vizi.
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He lived in simplicity and in wonderful
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harmony with God, with others, with
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nature, and with himself.
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He shows us just how inseparable the
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bond is between concern for nature,
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justice for the poor, commitment to
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society, and interior peace.
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May each of us grow in these four
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relationships with God, with others,
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with nature, and with ourselves
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through a constant attitude of
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conversion.
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Integral ecology thrives on all these
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relationships.
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Through our commitment to them, we can
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grow in hope by living out the
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interdisciplinary approach of laatoi
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and the call to unity and collaboration
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that flows from it.
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We are one family with one father who
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makes the sun to rise and send rain
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sends rain on everyone. We inhabit the
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same planet and we must care for it
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together.
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I therefore renew my strong appeal for
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unity around integral ecology and for
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peace. It is encouraging to see the
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variety of organizations represented at
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this conference as well as the wide
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range of organizations that have joined
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the Laudato movement and the platform
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for action.
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Moreover, Pope Francis emphasized that
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the most effective solutions will not
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come from individual efforts alone, but
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above all from major political decisions
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on the national and international
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levels.
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Everyone in society through
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non-governmental organizations and
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advocacy groups must put pressure on
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governments to develop and implement
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more rigorous regulations, procedures,
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and controls.
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Citizens need to take an action, an
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active role in political decisionmaking
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at national, regional, and local levels.
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Only then will it be possible to
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mitigate the damage done to the
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environment.
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Local legislation will also be more
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effective if neighboring communities
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support the same environmental policies.
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It is my hope that the upcoming
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international summits of the United
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Nations, the 2025 climate change
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conference, COP 30, the 53rd plenary
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session of the committee on world food
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security and the 2026 water conference
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will listen to the cry of the earth and
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the cry of the poor, families,
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indigenous peoples, involuntary
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migrants, and believers throughout the
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world.
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At the same time, I encourage everyone,
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especially young people, parents, and
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those who work in local and national
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administrations and institutions to play
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their part in finding solutions for
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today's cultural, spiritual, and
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educational challenges, always striving
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tenaciously for the common good.
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There is no room for indifference or
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resignation.
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I would like to conclude with a question
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that concerns each of us.
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God will ask us if we have cultivated
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and cared for the world that he created
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for the benefit of all and for future
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generations
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and if we have taken care of our
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brothers and sisters.
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What will be our answer?
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My dear friends, I thank you for your
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commitment and I happily extend to all
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of you my blessing. Thank you.
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