‘Benedict XVI appealed to the tourist industry to respect persons and to foster dialogue among cultures as he noted the approach of World Day of Tourism.

After praying the midday Angelus on Sunday with crowds gathered at the papal summer residence, the Pope said that tourism is an “extremely relevant social phenomenon in the contemporary world,” the reason why it must always be “accompanied by respect for persons and cultures, and that it might favor dialogue and understanding.”

On the occasion of World Day of Tourism, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state, sent a message in the Pope’s name to Cardinal Stephen Hamao, president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers. ‘

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