Building Bridges of Fraternity, which offers in-depth and insightful reflections on Pope Francis’ highly thought-provoking encyclical Fratelli Tutti, comes at a time when the world stands in an urgent need of dialogue, peace and fraternity. The collection of articles in this book approach the message of Fratelli Tutti from a rich variety of perspectives: social conflicts, religious intolerance, political divisiveness, gender injustice, ecological destruction and media manipulation. The authors of the articles confront us with the philosophical foundations of many contemporary crises, which not only enables us to better understand the challenges of our times, but invites us to respond in the spirit of Fratelli Tutti. Building bridges of fraternity is the only sensible way forward, in a world that is being rapidly destroyed by discord and disunity. Contents 1. Introduction: Pope Francis—Builder of Bridges Banzelao Julio Teixeira 2. Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship Vinod Mascarenhas 3. The Strange Other Awakens My Responsibility: A Philosophical Reading of the Good Samaritan Narrative in the Footsteps of Fratelli Tutti Roger Burggraeve 4. Insaniyat—Fraternity in Diversity Mark Ulyseas 5. Dialogue, Fraternity and Cultures Maria Arul Anthuvan Tharsis 6. Fratelli Tutti: Invigorating Inter-Faith Friendship Agnelo Pinheiro 7. Writing a New Page of History (Ft §231) Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil 8. Fraternity and Time in Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti Ivo Coelho 9. Better Politics for a Better World Ian Pinto 10. Fratelli Tutti: A Call to Authentic Witness Cedric Prakash 11. Integral Ecology: Reading Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ and Fratelli Tutti with Let Us Dream Joaquim D’Souza 12. Women Fraternity and Social Friendship Teresa Joseph 13. The Problem of War: Fratelli Tutti and Pope Francis Ian Doulton 14. No Future Without Forgiveness: ‘Forgiveness’ seen from a Multi-religious Perspective with Insights from Fratelli Tutti Banzelao Julio Teixeira 15. Fake News and Fraternity: Combating Fake News in the Light of the Teachings of Pope Francis and Fratelli Tutti Mylin Noronha 16. Fratelli Tutti and José J. Mendoza: Issues and Responses to the Migrant Crisis Ajoy Fernandes 17. Fratelli Tutti and the Great Reset Howard Richards 18. Fratelli Tutti and Colorful Fruit to be Borne James Duffy 19. Fraternity and M. K. Gandhi’s Ideal of Sarvodaya Arnald Mahesh Irudhayadhason 20. “We Can’t Change the World, But We Can Build a School in Cambodia”: The Relevance of Amartya Sen’s Ideas of Justice to Fratelli Tutti Joe Tony Previnth 21. Salesian Youth Ministry in the Light of ‘‘Final Document—Letter to Young People’’ and ‘Fratelli Tutti’ Glen Lowe 22. Fratelli Tutti and Salesian Formation Silvio Roggia Contributors About the Author: Banzelao Teixeira is a Salesian belonging to the Panjim province (INP). As a young priest he was engaged in catechetical and youth animation programs and came out with timely publications (along with Teresa Joseph FMA): Stay Connected in the Circle of Love: An Animation Book for the Family (2007); Teen Q’s: On Love and Relationships (2009); Teens, Your Key to Success (2010); Building Relationships: Unusual Questions Teens Ask (2013); and Two Popes Who Knew How to Pope: St John XXIII & St John Paul II. After completing his doctorate in philosophy from the Salesian Pontifical University (2016), he has served as the Director of Divyadaan: Salesian Institute of Philosophy, Nashik, where he holds the chair of Semiotics. He is also the editor of Divyadaan: Journal of Philosophy and Education. His philosophical interests include hermeneutics, semiotics, medieval philosophy and ecology. Besides publishing articles in philosophical journals he has also authored a book in Semiotics titled 21st Century Realism: John Deely’s Recovery of Poinsot’s Doctrine of Signs (2018).