Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire human family.

Joy is the true gift of Christmas.

Do not be afraid to say “yes” to Jesus, to find your joy in doing his will...

Today Christmas has become a commercial celebration, whose bright lights hide the mystery of God’s humility, which in turn calls us to humility and simplicity. Let us ask the Lord to help us see through the superficial glitter of this season, and to discover behind it the child in the stable in Bethlehem, so as to find true joy and true light.

The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.

May all our contemporaries stand beside their brothers and sisters in humanity. Each one of you is called by Christ and must be a missionary of the Good News in word and in active charity.

There is no other possibility for possessing certitude with regard to one's life apart from self-abandonmen t, in a continuous crescendo, into the hands of a love that seems to grow constantly because it has its origin in God.