Christ Is Always Faithful. Let Us Pray

Above All I Ask Leaders And Legislators And The Entire International Community Above All To Confront The Reality Of Those Who Have Been Displaced By Force, With Effective Projects And New Approaches In Order To Protect Their Dignity, To Improve The Quality Of Their Life And To Face The Challenges That Are Emerging From Modern Forms Of Persecution, Oppression And Slavery.

The Golden Rule Reminds Us Of Our Responsibility To Protect And Defend Human Life At Every Stage Of Its Development. This Conviction Has Led Me, From The Beginning Of My Ministry, To Advocate At Different Levels For The Global Abolition Of The Death Penalty.

When I Was A Seminarian, I Was Dazzled By A Girl I Met At An Uncle’s Wedding. I Was Surprised By Her Beauty, Her Intellectual Brilliance… And, Well, I Was Bowled Over For Quite A While.

Challenges Exist To Be Overcome! Let Us Be Realists, But Without Losing Our Joy, Our Boldness And Our Hope-filled Commitment. Let Us Not Allow Ourselves To Be Robbed Of Missionary Vigour!

It Is Neither A Culture Of Confrontation Nor A Culture Of Conflict Which Builds Harmony Within And Between Peoples, But Rather A Culture Of Encounter And A Culture Of Dialogue; This Is The Only Way To Peace.