(Vatican Radio) Religious liberty and the importance of the family were among the themes touched on by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn during his mission as papal envoy to Belarus to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Minsk-Mohilev archdiocese.
The July 1-2 celebrations were held in the Marian shrine of Budslav.
The cardinal, who represented Pope Francis for the event, met with political representatives, and visited the memorial monument for the victims of national socialism in Trostents, near Minsk. During meetings with religious and state representatives, Cardinal Schönborn emphasized the importance of religious liberty, and the need to have good relations between Church and State.
In his homily for Mass at the Budslav shrine, which was attended by some thirty thousand people, the archbishop of Vienna also spoke on the importance of the family, and how totalitarian regimes – along with other ideologies – want to destroy it.
“We, however, believe in the strength of the family,” Cardinal Schönborn said.
The following Sunday, 3 July, the Cardinal consecrated a new Catholic Church in Minsk.
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