Pope Francis sent a message to a United Nations gathering on Indigenous Peoples, stressing the need to preserve their cultural identity and protect the natural resources at the heart of their way of life.
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ROME – Pope Francis sent a message to a United Nations gathering on Indigenous Peoples, stressing the need to preserve their cultural identity and protect the natural resources at the heart of their way of life.
In a Feb. 11 message to the 7th Indigenous Peoples’ Forum organized by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the pope voiced hope the meeting would be “a meaningful space for debate, study and reflection on the priorities, concerns and just aspirations of Indigenous communities.”
