By Vatican News
Dec 1 2021
The Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life announced on Monday, November 29, the launch of a campaign dedicated to persons living with disabilities.
Tagged #IamChurch, the campaign, which begins on December 6, will consist of five videos containing testimonies of Christians living with disabilities from different parts of the world.
In his message to persons with disabilities on the occasion of the International Day dedicated to them, Pope Francis noted that baptism gives each one of us, “without exclusion or discrimination, the possibility of exclaiming, ‘I am Church!’”
Echoing the pope’s words, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life launched the videos, which will be released weekly, with the aim of highlighting the contribution that persons with disabilities offer to the ecclesial community on a daily basis.
The videos will illustrate the work of evangelization carried out by some young deaf persons in Mexico, of a monastery in France where several nuns with Down’s syndrome live out their vocation, and a group of young Italians with disabilities who participate in World Youth Day celebrations, among others.
“We are convinced that if we are able to listen attentively to the voices of our sisters and brothers with disabilities, the ecclesial community will come out truly enriched,” said Gabriella Gambino, undersecretary of the dicastery.
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