Dear young people, listen within: Christ is knocking at the door of your heart.

When one lives attached to money, pride or power, it is impossible to be truly happy.

Our world needs good and strong families.

Jesus is the sun and Mary is the dawn announcing his rising.

Just as we need the courage to be happy, we also need the courage to live simply.

It is necessary to broaden the opportunities for a stronger presence of women in the church.

How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith! Speaking about family life, I would like to say one thing: today, as Brazil and the Church around the world celebrate this feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, Grandparents Day is also being celebrated. How important grandparents are for family life, for passing on the human and religious heritage which is so essential for each and every society! How important it is to have intergenerational exchanges and dialogues, especially within the context of the family.