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Can a festival mend a divided world?
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Pope Leo XIV spoke in Cusco to representatives of Peruvian popular piety on the Saqsaywaman esplanade.
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He spoke of a time marked by divisions and mistrust. Festivals, he said, are moments to meet others. popular traditions, with their symbols and dynamics, imbued with values of communion and Christian solidarity, are an invaluable treasure of good teachings, especially for the new generations.
“popular traditions, with their symbols and dynamics, imbued with values of communion and Christian solidarity, are an invaluable treasure of good teachings, especially for the new generations”
A procession can bring together people who think differently, and a patronal feast can become a chance to reconcile. The future of customs does not lie only in preserving what has been received, but also in passing it on in a living way.
“The future of customs does not lie only in preserving what has been received, but also in passing it on in a living way.”
More than 30000 people gathered for the Angelus in Cusco. Many had kept vigil overnight.
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