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Pope Francis and the nonviolent shift

The message is simple. We want to take care of the earth, stop killing others, and start rebuilding the world so that everyone has food, housing, healthcare, education, employment and dignity.

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This article was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.

 Wikipedia.
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Pope Francis in St Peter's Square, Vatican City. Credit: Wikipedia.

It’s synchronistic that, the same week Pope Francis brought his message of peace, people and the planet to the United States, thousands of activists were dramatizing many of these same themes by taking to the streets in hundreds of cities for a culture of peace and nonviolence.