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Charity diplomacy

Pope Francis is willing to take risks to help the weakest wherever they are. This is one of the most distinctive notes of his pontificate.

Federico Piana-October 15, 2022-Reading time: 2 minutes

In the current pontificate, there is a dimension that has become essential for the whole Church: what could be called the "new" dimension of the Church. charity diplomacy. Pope Francis never tires of repeating to the whole world the need to be close to the suffering of the people to the point of feeling the urgency to come to their aid, to defend them without delay. This way of acting, full of love, in the pontificate of Pope Francis has become an essential element of his life. modus operandi systematic system that also involves all the institutions of the Holy See.

And when the Pontiff mobilizes prayer and concrete humanitarian aid to help a distressed people, a virtuous circle of understanding, respect and trust is unleashed, capable of bridging the longest diplomatic distances or initiating dialogue where there was none. 

– Supernatural charity diplomacy has no territorial or religious boundaries; it does not shy away from the most acute crises; it does not expect thanks or medals. As an exhaustive example, one could cite the war in Ukraine. 

– Supernatural charity diplomacy Pope Francis not only allowed food, medicine and money to be sent to the bomb-ravaged country, but he also allowed two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Konrad KrajeswkiThe Holy See has clearly been counted among the possible institutions that can help the two opposing parties find a way out of a senseless conflict.  

From Haiti to Bangladesh, from Lebanon to Iran, the charity diplomacy has also proven to be a useful tool for encouraging those small portions of the Church that in many nations are minorities, often discriminated against. 

Finally, we cannot forget the fruits of conversion - which cannot be counted with a statistic - generated by the charity diplomacy without impositions: because God is best announced with a gentle caress.

The authorFederico Piana

 Journalist. He works for Vatican Radio and collaborates with L'Osservatore Romano.

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