Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save another.

I thank all missionaries, men and women who quietly work hard for the Lord and their brothers and sisters.

Consumerism has led us to become used to an excess and daily waste of food, to which, at times, we are no longer able to give a just value, which goes well beyond mere economic parameters. We should all remember, however, that throwing food away is like stealing from the tables of the the poor, the hungry!

Dear young people, always be missionaries of the Gospel, every day and in every place.

Each encounter with Jesus fills us with joy, with that deep joy which only God can give.

Prayer is all-powerful. Let us use it to bring peace to the Middle East and peace to the world.

Politics is noble; it is one of the highest forms of charity, as Paul VI used to say. We sully it when we mix it with business. The relationship between the Church and political power can also be corrupted if common good is not the only converging point.