Pope urges new culture of nonviolence for world politics
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is calling for a renewed culture of nonviolence to inform global politics today, saying military responses to conflicts only breed more violence.
Francis cited Mother Teresa, Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. as models of nonviolent peacemakers in his annual message for the Catholic Church’s World Day of Peace, which is celebrated each Jan. 1.
“Violence is not the cure for our broken world,” read the message released Monday.