Fratelli Tutti: Encyclical on Fraternity and Social Friendship

In this new encyclical Pope Francis draws again, as he did in Laudato Si', on the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, who expressed his brotherhood and friendship with all creatures, especially the poor and abandoned. As Daniel P. Horan, OFM, observes in his introduction, this reference to St. Francis is not arbitrary; it points toward the Pope's "Franciscan" lens for reading the Gospel and the world. Fratelli Tutti outlines the path to a culture of encounter and solidarity, calling on Christi...