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

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

Be the first to seek to bring good, do not grow accustomed to evil, but defeat it.

We have, in a sense, lorded it over nature, over Sister Earth, over Mother Earth, i think man has gone too far.

Don't confuse the evil of avoiding pregnancy by itself, with abortion.

The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the planet, the elderly lament that once beautiful landscapes are now covered with rubbish.

From the peak of Chimborazo (volcano) to the Pacific coast, from the Amazon rainforest to the Galapagos Islands, may you never lose the ability to thank God for what he has done and is doing for you, may you never lose the ability to protect what is small and simple, to care for your children and your elderly, to have confidence in the young, and to be constantly struck by the nobility of your people and the singular beauty of your country.