Na stronie od 2026-05-15
GREETING OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE 8TH COLLOQUIUM
The Muslim tradition associates compassion, ra’fa, with mercy as a gift bestowed by God in the hearts of believers, and one of the divine names, al-Ra’uf, reminds us that compassion always has its origin in God himself.
Similarly, in the Christian tradition, Sacred Scripture reveals a God who does not remain indifferent to suffering, but says to Moses, “I have seen the misery of my people… I have heard their cry” (Ex 3:7).