VATICAN CITY, MAY 17, 2012 (Zenit.org).-
In his general audience on Wednesday, Benedict XVI remarked on the United
Nations’ International World Day of Families, held Tuesday. The theme chosen by
the UN to mark the event was “family and work.”
The Holy Father appealed to families to use work not as a
hindrance, but as a unifying element in family life. Work, he said, “should not
hinder the family, but should rather sustain and unite it, and help it be open
to life and to enter into relationships with society and with the Church.”
The Pontiff also expressed his hope that Sunday would be viewed by
all as “a day of rest and an occasion to strengthen family bonds.”
At the beginning of June, the Holy Father will be traveling to
Milan for the 7th World Meeting
of Families. The theme of that event also deals with the issue of work, as
well as the theme of celebration.
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