Pope calls on Catholics to engage in 'season of social holiness'

Published: 2004-10-29

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope John Paul II called on Catholics around the world to engage in a "season of social holiness," bringing Gospel values to the search for justice, peace and respect for human rights. "In a time like ours marked by the globalization of the social question, the church invites everyone to recognize and affirm the centrality of the human person in every sphere and manifestation of social life," the pope said. Pope John Paul met Oct. 29 with some 300 representatives of the justice and peace commissions of national bishops' conferences and Catholic organizations involved in social justice issues. The representatives, who came from 92 countries, were gathered in Rome for a meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.

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