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In his 2020 encyclical Fratelli Tutti Pope Francis called for the development of “culture of encounter capable of transcending our differences and divisions.” The Culture of Encounter Project is taking up that call through a global, interdisciplinary effort to explore and advance the idea and practice of encounter across a range of global challenges.
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I have frequently called for the growth of a culture of encounter capable of transcending our differences and divisions... a society where differences coexist, complementing, enriching and reciprocally illuminating one another, even amid disagreements and reservations. 

- Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, October 3, 2020