Because if we destroy Creation, Creation will destroy us! Never forget this!

Being a Christian is not just about following commandments: it is about letting Christ take possession of our lives and transform them.

Every Christian can witness to God in the workplace, not only with words, but above all with an honest life.

How many people worldwide are victims of this type of slavery, in which the person is at the service of his or her work, while work should offer a service to people so they may have dignity. I ask my brothers and sisters in faith and all men and women of good will for a decisive choice to combat trafficking in persons, which includes "slave labor."

I ask all people of goodwill to help build a culture of encounter, solidarity and peace

Indifference to our neighbour and to God also represents a real temptation for us Christians. Each year during Lent we need to hear once more the voice of the prophets who cry out and trouble our conscience.

Every threat to the family is a threat to society itself. So protect your families! See in them your country’s greatest treasure and nourish them always by prayer and the grace of the sacraments.