Vatican City, 25 June 2014 (VIS) –
Pope Francis recorded his voice last 30 November, reading several
passages from the book “Ombra Bianco” (“White Shadow”) by the
Italian author Cristiano Gentile, which seeks to raise public
awareness of the situation experienced by albinos in Africa: a
population often rejected and repudiated. The Holy Father was invited
by the writer to close an international symposium on Africa organised
by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
The reading and the Pope's testimony
form part of a universal message of peace and brotherhood, addressed
on this occasion to African albinos, living symbols of the absolute
periphery, the “last of the last”.
Today, 25 July, sees the launch of the
international awareness campaign, “Help African Albinos”, on the
site www.ombrabianca.com. Any person can follow the Pope's example
and lend their voice, reading in Italian, with a multilingual
translation system, a phrase from the novel, thus participating in
the creation of the first social audio-book ever created. It will be
the audio-book read by the greatest number of people in the world and
will symbolically give voice to those who have none. The
international campaign has the hashtag #HelpAfricanAlbinos and will
launch a petition in 6 languages on the site www.change.org to
demonstrate closeness and ask for concrete help for African albinos,
which will be made possible thanks to a partnership with various
NGOs, including Doctors with Africa-CUAMM.
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