Pope Francis Calls For End To Indifference, Pursuit Of Peace

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- To start the new year, Pope Francis celebrated the first Angelus of 2016 by reminding his audience January 1st is World Day Of Peace.

The pontiff said the theme for this year is to"dominate indifference and win peace."

From St. Peter's Square, he said , "God has great patience with us. He never gets tired of starting over with us to renew ourselves when we fall down. But he does not promise magic changes, he does not use the magic wand. He loves to change reality from within, with patience and love. He asks to enter into our lives gently, like rain in the earth, to bear fruit. And he always waits for us, and watches over us tenderly."

Pope Francis reiterated what he thinks is needed to win peace.

"Because the enemy of peace is not only the war, but also indifference, which makes us think only to ourselves and creates barriers, suspicions, fears and closures."