May all people here find inspiration and strength to build a future of reconciliation, justice and peace for all the children of this beloved land.

There is the tendency to place ourselves and our ambitions at the center of our lives. This is very human, but it is not Christian.

If we take the poor away from the Gospel, we won't be able to understand the whole message of Jesus Christ.

If money and material things become the center of our lives, they seize us and make us slaves.

Human trafficking is a crime against humanity. We must unite our efforts to free the victims and stop this increasingly aggressive crime which threatens not only individuals but the basic values of society.

One day we will see our animals again in eternity of Christ. Paradise is open to all God’s creatures.

In mission, also on a continental level, it is very important to reaffirm the family, which remains the essential cell of society and the Church; young people, who are the face of the Church's future; women, who play a fundamental role in passing on the faith and who are a daily source of strength in a society that carries this faith forward and renews it.