Havana, September 8 (RHC) -- With a message of peace, unity and dialogue, a meeting of representatives from world's religions present in Cuba concluded in Havana.
Monsignor Giorgio Lingua, Apostolic Nuncio in Cuba, read a message from Pope Francis, addressing the International Meeting for Peace.
Peaceful coexistence among different religious communities is an invaluable asset for peace and the harmonious development of a people, the text said, adding that it is a value we have to safeguard.
In honor of those ideas and the need for peace, in a world where violence and armed conflicts make the headlines, the theme of the next World Peace Day would be "Overcome Indifference and Conquer Peace."
During the ceremony held at the Plaza of San Francisco de Asis in Havana, the Cuban capital's City Historian, Eusebio Leal, pointed to the importance of this event, at a time when tens of thousands of refugees fleeing to Europe, enter through borders; and "at a time when the world is moved by those who suffer, cry and die."
The signing of the Appeal for Peace, a document that Cuban religious representatives delivered to members of the diplomatic corps attending the meeting, was also carried out.
