VII CONGRESS

SPEECH OF THE BISHOP OF ROME, VICAR OF JESUS CHRIST, SUCCESSOR OF THE PRINCE OF THE APOSTLES, SUPREME PONTIFF OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH, PRIMATE OF ITALY, ARCHBISHOP AND 
METROPOLITAN OF THE ROMAN PROVINCE,  SOVEREIGN OF THE VATICAN CITY STATE, SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD POPE FRANCIS 
 
God is peace. He guides us always in the way of peace, never that of war. Let us commit ourselves, then, even more to insisting on the need for resolving conflicts not by the inconclusive means of power, with arms and threats, but by the only means blessed by heaven and worthy of man: encounter, dialogue and patient negotiations, which make progress especially when they take into consideration the young and future generations. 

SPEECH OF THE GRAND IMAM OF AL-AZHAR SHEIKH AHMED EL-TAYEB 
 
We must be sure that peace among peoples is an olive branch between religions, and that religious fraternity reflects and realizes world human fraternity. The branch cannot exist, act, or have an influence without its Creator, God. 

SPEECH OF THE SECRETARYGENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS ANTÓNIO GUTERRES 
 
We can meet the tests of our time and build a better world for all – by coming together as one human family– sharing burdens, solving problems, and seizing opportunities.