Thursday, December 16, 2010

On Freedom of Faith

Earlier today saw the release of the papal message for the 44th World Day of Peace, to be observed by the global church, as ever, on New Year's Day.

With 2011's theme dedicated to religious freedom -- and much of it dedicated to late October's brutal attack on Baghdad's Syriac-Catholic cathedral, which saw almost 60 killed as they attended Mass -- here below, B16's full text:


PHOTO: Getty

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