Pope Francis has delivered a message to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics and people of goodwill everywhere which aims to soothe the fear caused by the coronavirus pandemic and unite communities riven by racism, inequality and climate change.  On October 3, 2020 in Assisi, Fratelli Tutti was signed by Pope Francis.  It is his third encyclical.

Through Fratelli Tutti, Francis offers a new vision of society in which human dignity and the human rights of all are respected. He believes that actions based on the common good – the concept that everyone should be able to contribute meaningfully to society – must form the bedrock of politics and that people must acknowledge and respect everyone as their equal. Further that social and economic policy must be based on long-term planning rather than short-term populist soundbites.

This is an encyclical which teaches that we are dependent upon one another to thrive and reach our full potential as human beings.  As Francis puts it “if only we might rediscover once and for all that we need one another, and that in this way our human family can experience a rebirth; with all its faces, all its hands and all its voices, beyond the walls we have erected.”

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The encyclical is available for purchase:

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The encyclical is also available to read online at the Vatican website or a PDF version:
Vatican Website  PDF Version