I would like especially to mention you, the women, wives and mothers of Paraguay, who at great cost and sacrifice were able to lift up a country defeated, devastated and laid low by an abominable war. God bless your perseverance, God bless and encourage your faith, God bless the women of Paraguay, the most glorious women of America.

Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother.

We also try to reach out to people who are far away, via digital means, the web and brief messaging.

How many innocent people and children suffer in the world! Lord, grant us your peace!

The fact is that woman was taken from a rib.

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.

We must walk united with our differences: there is no other way to become one. This is the way of Jesus.