When Sunday Loses Its Fundamental Meaning And

Give Us The Grace - When The Sacredness Of Life Before Birth Is Attacked, To Stand Up And Proclaim That No One Ever Has The Authority To Destroy Unborn Life.

Today, The Scale And Horror Of Modern Warfare - Whether Nuclear Or Not - Makes It Totally Unacceptable As A Means Of Settling Differences Between Nations. War Should Belong To The Tragic Past, To History; It Should Find No Place On Humanity's Agenda For The Future.

I Hurry To Express To You And Your Fellow Citizens My Profound Sorrow And My Closeness In Prayer For The Nation At This Dark And Tragic Moment.

Faith Leads Us Beyond Ourselves. It Leads Us Directly To God.

For By His Incarnation The Son Of God United Himself In A Certain Way With Every Man. He Labored With Human Hands... And Loved With A Human Heart. Born Of Mary The Virgin, He Truly Became One Of Us.