The Role of Empathy in the Church’s Fraternal Dialog with the World in the Teaching of Pope Francis

This paper presents the value and role of empathy in the contemporary world. Sensitivity and empathy take crucial places in the pastoral activity of the Holy Catholic Church. Tenderness and compassion are important issues in Pope Francis’ teaching. In papal understanding, Christian dialog involves...

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Published in:	Perspektywy Kultury
Main Author:	Michał Pierzchała
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow 2022-12-01
Subjects:	empathy dialog brotherhood papal teaching Pope Francis
Online Access:	https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/pk/article/view/1751

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