“The interest that motivates millions of tourists can easily be combined with a commitment to fraternity to create a network of “messengers of peace” who call for an end to war,” says the message from the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization for the 45th UN World Tourism Conference Day, which will be held on September 27. This was reported by the Vatican press service on May 28.
The text highlights the importance of religious tourism and the great opportunity for encounters offered by Jubilee 2025.
The combination “Tourism and Peace” that gives its name to the 45th World Tourism Day is the best option “in a turbulent period like ours” to offer “those who will travel a moment of reflection and personal commitment,” the document states.
It is separately highlighted that war, without ensuring the safety of people, negatively affects tourism and related industries. “Where there are outbreaks of war, the absence of tourists creates another expression of poverty among the population, which sees the absence of the form of existence necessary to live with due dignity.”.
The Dicastery, which deals with religious tourism, feels challenged by the current global context and wishes to contribute to the message of peace reaching those who work in this sector. He remembers with gratitude the commitment of many priests and lay people “who dedicated their lives to making tourism and pilgrimages active and fruitful,” inviting them to “open up to new paths” when necessary.
“The interest that moves millions of tourists,” the text points out, “can easily be combined with a commitment to fraternity, forming a network of “messengers of peace” who appeal to the entire world for the end of all wars and the openness of territories. full of history, culture and faith.”
Furthermore, he emphasizes that tourism “can contribute significantly to the restoration of interpersonal relationships for which we all feel a deep nostalgia.” We are talking about restoring and promoting, in addition to technology, that “culture of encounters” that Pope Francis “supports with such fervor.”
The Message recalls that the Jubilee Year 2025, which begins on December 24 of next year, will call millions of pilgrims to Rome “to experience the jubilee indulgence”, driven by that feeling of hope that lives in the heart of each one .
“Tourism, characterized by this hope,” the message underlines, “can also become a concrete and tangible sign of peacebuilding.”.
And in this regard, some significant words from Pope Francis are quoted: “Is it too much to dream that weapons will remain silent and stop bringing destruction and death? May the Jubilee remind us that those who become “peacemakers will be called children of God.”
Source: Rossa Primavera
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