Pope Francis appealed for remembrance of the Holocaust saying that “in the face of this immense tragedy indifference is not admissible and memory is due.”
Speaking to the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus Prayer, the Pope recalled that tomorrow, 27 January, marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, symbol of the Shoah. “Tomorrow we are all invited to set aside a moment of prayer and recollection, saying in our hearts: never again!” he said.
Pope Francis also mentioned that today we celebrate the first ‘Sunday of the Word of God’, established to better celebrate and receive the gift that God has given, and gives on a daily basis to His people through his Word.
And he thanked all those Dioceses and communities which have promoted initiatives that put the Sacred Scriptures at the center of the life of the Church. Vatican News Department
