Edith Bruck, writer of Hungarian origin, also participated in the closing evening of the Sant'Egidio community's three-day peace conference entitled "Cry for Peace" in the Colosseum on the evening of October 25, where the Holy Father led an ecumenical evening of prayer for peace.
The Pope greeted Edith Bruck with a hug upon her arrival, who then took a seat in the front row among Buddhist monks and Muslim religious leaders.
The cry of the people for peace is as if it were happening in the desert and no one would hear it. Today there are 49 wars going on around the world, which for me is an unbearable feeling, the horror is close to us and no one knows where the way out is
- the 91-year-old writer told the Vatican Radio after the large-scale ecumenical evening of prayer. After the evening prayer, the Holocaust survivor explained that he and the Pope are connected by their concern for the world. The Holy Father and Edith Bruck have been friends since their first meeting.
The Pope knows that I can feel no hatred for anyone, and I feel his humanity
Edith Bruck said. In her statement, the writer expressed her deep pain over the situation in Europe, referring to her concern for the future of young people.
I feel so sorry for the young people that they have to see the human cruelty that does who knows what kind of damage to them. It can even damage their hope for the future. However, even in the greatest darkness, you can find light and humanity. The humanity that resides in all of them and that we must nurture every day, Edith Bruck pointed out.
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