Christ comes among us at Christmas: it is the perfect time for a personal encounter with the Lord.

The culture of comfort, which makes us think only of ourselves, makes us insensitive to the cries of other people.

Without a solution to the problems of the poor, we will not solve the problems of the world. We need projects, mechanisms and processes to implement better distribution of resources, from the creation of new jobs to the integral promotion of those who are excluded'.

On the ordination of women, the church has spoken and said no. John Paul II, in a definitive formulation said that door is closed.

Poverty calls us to sow hope.... Poverty is the flesh of the poor Jesus, in that child who is hungry, in the one who is sick, in those unjust social structures.

While all too many people live in dire poverty, others are caught up in materialism and lifestyles which are destructive of family life and the most basic demands of Christian morality.

You have cast out the wonder of creation - man and woman - and you have put money in its place. This is a basic terrorism against all of humanity! Think about it!