Let us pray for peace in Africa, especially in the Central African Republic and in South Sudan.

The obsession with economic profit and technical efficiency puts the human rhythms of life at risk.

You cannot insult the faith of others.

Take good care of creation. St. Francis wanted that. People occasionally forgive, but nature never does. If we don't take care of the environment, there's no way of getting around it.

We can observe the Fourth Commandment by loving visits to our aging grandparents

Not so much anymore but some years ago in my homeland there was a habit, something called 'casamiento de apuro,' a marriage in haste because the baby is coming and to cover socially the honor of the family. There, they weren't free and it happened many times this marriage is null. As a bishop I forbade my priests to do this.

Let us never forget that it is the Lord who guides the Church. He is the one who makes our apostolates fruitful.