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World crises on papal agenda

byStaff writers
21 April 2013
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VATICAN CITY (CNS): Recognising the important role each other plays on the global stage, Pope Francis and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met at the Vatican on April 9, discussing common efforts to pro-mote peace and protect human dignity.

“The United Nations and the Holy See share common goals and ideals,” the UN secretary-general told the Pope as the two sat across from each other at a desk in the papal library.

Reporters were ushered out of the room at that point.

With translation assistance from a monsignor in the Vatican Secretariat of State, the Pope and Mr Ban spent about 20 minutes speaking privately.

The two spoke specifically about “situations of conflict and serious humanitarian emergencies, especially in Syria”, but also about the ongoing tensions on the Korean peninsula and in several African countries “where peace and stability are threatened,” a statement from the Vatican press office said.

Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, who spoke with the Pope after Mr Ban left, said the Pope and the UN leader also talked about the problem of human trafficking, especially of women – a global problem of particular concern to Pope Francis and one that he denounced in his Easter message as “the most extensive form of slavery in this 21st century”.

Pope Francis spoke about the ways the Catholic Church, as a religious institution, promotes many of the same goals as the United Nations, particularly on behalf of a holistic protection of human dignity and in the promotion of a “culture of encounter”, the Vatican statement said.

Fr Lombardi said the phrase was one the Pope used often as Archbishop of Buenos Aires to describe his approach to the promotion of dialogue, understanding and respect among people and among religions, recognising differences, but not allowing them to prevent meetings and discussions.

After their private meeting, Mr Ban introduced to the Pope members of his entourage, which included his wife, his Argentine chief of staff and the UN undersecretary for disarmament.

Pope Francis went around the room giving each guest a small boxed rosary, which still carries the coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI; a papal aide said they were awaiting the arrival of rosaries with Pope Francis’ emblem.

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Pope Francis spoke a few words of English during the meeting.

Presenting a mosaic to Mr Ban, the Pope said, “This is for you.”

Then he immediately switched to Italian to describe it as a view of Rome.

Mr Ban gave the Pope a blue-bound tome containing the text of the United Nations Charter in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

He told the Pope the charter reflected “the goals and objectives of human beings, which you also promote”.
The UN secretary-general went from the papal library to a meeting with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, then spoke briefly with reporters.

He said he invited the Pope to visit the United Nations – an invitation the Vatican acknowledged, but without making a commitment to attend – and said he was particularly pleased the new pope chose the name Francis, because it had come to signify a commitment to peacemaking.

 

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