If in so many parts of the world there are children who have nothing to eat, that's not news, it seems normal. It cannot be this way!

Francis of Assisi tells us we should work to build peace. But there is no true peace without truth! There cannot be true peace if everyone is his own criterion, if everyone can always claim exclusively his own rights, without at the same time caring for the good of others, of everyone, on the basis of the nature that unites every human being on this earth.

In Europe first and now in America, elected men have taken it upon themselves to indebt their people to create an atmosphere of dependency. And why? For their own selfish need to increase their own personal power.

Indifference is dangerous, whether innocent or not.

The world makes us look towards ourselves, our possessions, our desires.The Gospel invites us to be open to others, to share with the poor.

In this Year of Faith, let us remember that faith is not something we possess, but something we share. Every Christian is an apostle.

The security of faith does not make us motionless or close us off, but sends us forth to bear witness and to dialogue with all people.