In this Year of Faith, we pray to the Lord that the Church may always be a true family that brings God’s love to everyone.

Dear Young People, do not be mediocre; the Christian life challenges us with great ideals!

Despite the slowness, the infidelity, the errors and sins it committed and might still commit against its members, the Church, trust me, has no other meaning and goal but to live and witness Jesus.

I would like to say something just about the Mexican people. It is a population that has a wealth, such great wealth, a people that surprises.

As your captain, I'm going to push you to not fall back on defense, but to play offense, and to play our match -- the Gospel, together.

The economic part is the one that came out first because there were some problems about which the press spoke a lot.

I believe that it is truly important for everyone to confront in dialogue the historical reality of the Reformation, its consequences and the responses it elicited. Catholics and Lutherans can ask forgiveness for the harm they have caused one another and for their offenses committed in the sight of God. Together we can rejoice in the longing for unity which the Lord has awakened in our hearts, and which makes us look with hope to the future.