Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace the sum of all blessings, material and spiritual, and harmony with God, self and nature that brings a person a perfect happiness.
Encyclical is a formal letter about doctrinal or moral teaching or another aspect of the life of the Church written by the pope or under the authority of the pope.
Sign of Peace is one of the Church's most ancient liturgical rituals in which Christians share with one another a gesture and a prayer that the blessings of Christ's peace come upon them.
