Article: 41st World Day of Peace: The human family, a community of peace.(Opinion & Editorial)

TODAY, we mark the 41st celebration of the World Day of Peace with the theme "The Human Family, A Community of Peace." The human family - the fundamental instution of society, which has been referred to by the Holy Father as a "domestic church" - is plagued today by the threats of the great divide, conflicts, and the growing ecological imbalance. Aware of this situation and to draw attention to the critical relationship between the human family and peace, Pope Benedict XVI's message marking the day stresses that the human family is "the first and indispensable teacher of peace" and the "foundation of society" principally because it is the family that "enables its members ...

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