9/25/2015 PopeFrancisthanksUNpersonnel,tellsthemtocareforoneanother

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Pope Francis thanks UNpersonnel, tells them tocare for one another20150925VaticanRadio

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday(September 25th) spoke to personnel atthe United Nations Headquarters in NewYork.Inhisshortaddress,theHolyFatherthanked themfor theireffortsonbehalfofpeaceand justice, telling them tocare forone another. "Be close to one another,respect one another, and so embody

among yourselves this Organizations ideal of a united human family, living inharmony,workingnotonlyforpeace,butinpeaceworkingnotonlyforjustice,butinaspiritofjustice."

Makingreferencetothemanynationalitiespresent,theHolyFathercalledthem"amicrocosmofthepeopleswhichthisOrganizationrepresentsandseekstoserve".

ThisisthefifthtimeaPopevisitstheUNHeadquarters.ThelastpapalvisitwasPopeBenedictXVIin2008.

ListentoPopeFrancis'speechtoUNpersonnel:

PleasefindbelowPopeFrancis'greetingstoUNpersonnel:

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9/25/2015 PopeFrancisthanksUNpersonnel,tellsthemtocareforoneanother

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GreetingsofPopeFrancis

toUnitedNationsOrganizationPersonnel

UnitedNationsHeadquarters,NewYork

Friday25September2015

DearFriends,

OntheoccasionofmyvisittotheUnitedNations,Iampleasedtogreetyou,themen andwomenwho are, inmanyways, the backbone of thisOrganization. Ithank you for your welcome, and I am grateful for all that you have done toprepareformyvisit.Iwouldaskyoualsotooffermygreetingstothemembersofyourfamiliesandtoyourcolleagueswhocouldnotbewithustoday.

Thevastmajorityof theworkdonehereisnotof thekindthatmakesthenews.Behind the scenes, your daily efforts make possible many of the diplomatic,cultural, economic and political initiatives of the United Nations, which are soimportantformeetingthehopesandexpectationsofthepeopleswhomakeupourhuman family. You are experts and experienced fieldworkers, officials andsecretaries, translators and interpreters, cleaners and cooks, maintenance andsecuritypersonnel.Thankyouforallthatyoudo!

YourquietanddevotedworknotonlycontributestothebettermentoftheUnitedNations. It also has great significance for you personally. For how we workexpressesourdignityandthekindofpersonsweare.

Manyofyouhavecometothiscity fromcountriestheworldover. Assuch,youareamicrocosmofthepeopleswhichthisOrganizationrepresentsandseekstoserve. Like so many other people worldwide, you are concerned about yourchildrenswelfareandeducation. Youworryabout the futureof theplanet,andwhatkindofaworldwewillleaveforfuturegenerations.Buttoday,andeveryday,

9/25/2015 PopeFrancisthanksUNpersonnel,tellsthemtocareforoneanother

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Iwouldaskeachofyou,whateveryourcapacity,tocareforoneanother.Becloseto one another, respect one another, and so embody among yourselves thisOrganizationsidealofaunitedhumanfamily,livinginharmony,workingnotonlyforpeace,butinpeaceworkingnotonlyforjustice,butinaspiritofjustice.

Dearfriends,Iblesseachoneofyoufrommyheart.Iwillprayforyouandyourfamilies,andIaskeachofyou,please,toremembertoprayforme.Andifanyofyouarenotbelievers,Iaskyoutowishmewell.Godblessyouall.

Thankyou.

(fromVaticanRadio)

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