Fraternity is an essential human quality, for we are relational beings. A lively awareness of our relatedness helps us to look upon and to treat each person as a true sister or brother; without fraternity it is impossible to build a just society and a solid and lasting peace. We should remember that fraternity is generally first learned in the family, thanks above all to the responsible and complementary roles of each of its members, particularly the father and the mother. The family is the wellspring of all fraternity, and as such it is the foundation and the first Francis pathway to peace, since, by its vocation, it is meant to spread its love to the world around it. ...
Pope Francis' message for World Day of Peace 2014: 1 January 2014 - Full text
