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Human Fraternity

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 28, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Condemns Quran Burning in interview with UAE Newspaper

Jul 3, 2023

Pope Francis has spoken to Al-Ittihad in his first interview granted to an Arabic news outlet, according to the United Arab Emirates newspaper.

Young people from around the world held hands in St. Peter's Square during the #NotAlone human fraternity event June 10, 2023. | Vatican Media

UN Security Council Discusses Pope Francis and Imam’s Human Fraternity Proposal

Jun 15, 2023

The U.N. Security Council convened a high-level briefing on Wednesday to discuss the role of “human fraternity” in promoting peace, inspired by the fraternity declaration co-authored by Pope Francis and a leading Sunni imam.

Young people from around the world held hands in St. Peter's Square during the #NotAlone human fraternity event June 10, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Treat Others with Dignity, Not as Objects

Jun 10, 2023

Pope Francis said in a message Saturday that others should be treated with dignity and respect, not as objects to exploit or throw away.

Pope Francis releases a dove after praying for the victims of war in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2021. Photo credits: Vatican Media. null

Respond to Conflict "with the sign of fraternity": Pope Francis

Feb 4, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden also issued a message marking the International Day of Human Fraternity.

Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue in Aug. 2019/ Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

"Christians and Muslims are called to be bearers of hope": Vatican Statement on Ramadan

Apr 16, 2021

The Vatican’s interreligious dialogue council released a statement Friday sending “fraternal good wishes” to Muslims for the month of Ramadan.

Poster announcing the Week of Human Fraternity / Institute of Religious Dialogue and Islamic Studies (IRDIS)

Pope’s Document Inspires “week of human fraternity” at Kenya-based Catholic Institution

Feb 21, 2021

The 2019 Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, has inspired a five-day event to be held at the jointly-owned Catholic University College in Kenya.

Logo of the International Day of Human Fraternity / https://www.pcinterreligious.org/

On International Day of Human Fraternity, Cleric in Zimbabwe Reflects on Friendship Value

Feb 4, 2021

On the occasion of the first International Day of Human Fraternity marked Thursday, February 4, a Cleric in Zimbabwe has underscored the worthiness of friendship amid “pandemic and psycho-spiritual dryness.”

Pope Francis delivers his International Day of Human Fraternity message Feb. 4, 2021. Screengrab from Vatican YouTube channel.

Pope Francis Calls Human Fraternity the "challenge of our century"

Feb 4, 2021

Human fraternity is “the challenge of our century,” Pope Francis said on Thursday, as he marked the first International Day of Human Fraternity together with the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb.

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square Oct. 2, 2019. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Pope Francis to Sign a New Encyclical on Human Fraternity on October 3

Sep 5, 2020

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis will sign the third encyclical of his pontificate in Assisi on Oct. 3.