At the start of his Apostolic Journey to Greece early this month, Pope Francis “drew lessons from the olive tree that unites the different lands around the Mediterranean Sea. In recent years these trees have been burned by fires often caused by adverse weather conditions provoked in turn by climate changes.
Yet, the olive leaf brought back by a dove to Noah after the deluge in the Bible was the symbol of recovery, of the strength to begin anew by changing our way of life, renewing our proper relationship with the Creator, other creatures and all creation.”
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