The Memorial will celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost in churches throughout the world.

Today’s letter reflects a somewhat different style and spirit than Benedict XVI’s “Dominus Iesus.”

Pope Francis “normally” meets with victims of abuse on Fridays, and “sometimes this is known and sometimes it is not known.”

“With God’s help, we can remain strong and resolute to resist evil in all its manifestations.”

This makes one hope for a world in which conflicts are resolved peacefully through dialogue and mutual respect, as sport also teaches.

In the period in between their two meetings, the Turkish leader squashed a weak attempt at a coup and has imprisoned thousands of opponents.