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.

When you lose the capacity to dream, you lose the capacity to love, and the energy to love is lost.

Consumerism has led us to become used to an excess and daily waste of food, to which, at times, we are no longer able to give a just value, which goes well beyond mere economic parameters. We should all remember, however, that throwing food away is like stealing from the tables of the the poor, the hungry!

The media only writes about the sinners and the scandals, he said, but that's normal, because 'a tree that falls makes more noise than a forest that grows.

The Sacraments are the manifestation of the Father’s tenderness and love towards each of us.

Have the courage "to swim against the tide". Have the courage to be happy.

This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives.