Let us pray to the Lord and ask him to protect the family in the crisis with which the devil wants to destroy it. Families are the domestic church where Jesus grows in the love of a married couple, in the lives of their children.

And with the grace of Baptism and of Eucharistic Communion I can become an instrument of God's mercy, of that beautiful mercy of God.

I pray every day for all who are suffering in Iraq. Please join me.

Our relationship with the followers of Islam has taken on great importance, since they are now significantly present in many traditionally Christian countries, where they can freely worship and become fully a part of society. We must never forget that they "profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, who will judge humanity on the last day".

Charity that does not change the situation of the poor isn't enough.

Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Let us find time to be with him.

In the difficult moments of life, Christians can turn to the Mother of God and find protection and care.