Yet only when we come to understand, in the light of the Cross, the evil we are capable of, and have even been a part of, can we experience true remorse and true repentance.

Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.

The one thing that the Catholic Church desires, and that I seek as Bishop of Rome, “the Church which presides in charity”, is communion with the Orthodox Churches.

Let Jesus preach to you, and and let Jesus heal you. We are all wounded. Everyone.

We are living in a time of many wars. The call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet. Peace if always proactive and dynamic.

We could also say that there is only one real kind of poverty: not living as children of God and brothers and sisters of Christ.

The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes.