Every State has the primary duty to protect its own population from grave and sustained violations of human rights, as well as from the consequences of humanitarian crises, whether natural or man-made.

It is theologically and anthropologically important for woman to be at the center of Christianity. Through Mary, and the other holy women, the feminine element stands at the heart of the Christian religion.

The Church is missionary by nature and her principal task is evangelization, which aims to proclaim and to witness to Christ and to promote his Gospel of peace and love in every environment and culture.

Do not be afraid of Christ. He takes nothing away and he gives you everything.

Everything is a gift from God: it is only by recognizing this crucial dependence on the Creator that we will find freedom and peace.

When politicians presume to do God's work, they do not become divine but diabolical.

Ultimately, in the battle against lies and violence, truth and love have no other weapon than the witness of suffering.