Let us reject the logic of violence and war, and embrace peace founded on love and justice—an unarmed peace, not based on fear, threats or weapons. This peace is disarming, because it is capable of resolving conflicts, opening hearts, and generating trust, empathy, and hope. I strongly reiterate: The world thirsts for #Peace! Enough of war and all the pain it causes through death, destruction, and exile! #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon
Father Damien, a Belgian Catholic priest, volunteered in 1873 to serve the leper colony on Molokai, Hawaii, knowing no one returned and there was no cure.
He spent 16 years living among the sick: building a church, school, and hospital, tending wounds, and burying the dead
In 1885 he began a sermon: 'We lepers...'
He died on 15 April 1889, aged 49, and was canonised in 2009
@NoahsArk1000 Kapparot a traditional practice performed by some Orthodox and Hasidim Jews before Yom Kippur, where a chicken is swung over the head and then slaughtered, symbolizing the transfer of sins. Rooted in mystical traditions, is intended to be a solemn act of repentance.