Let us all remember this: one cannot proclaim the Gospel of Jesus without the tangible witness of one's life.

It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good.

If you don’t learn how to cry, you cannot be a good Christian. When they posed this question to us – why children suffer, why this or that tragedy occurs in life – our response must be either silence or a word that is born of our tears. Be courageous, don’t be afraid to cry.

War destroys, kills, impoverishes. Lord, give us your peace!

Miracles happen. But prayer is needed! Prayer that is courageous, struggling and persevering, not prayer that is a mere formality.

If a person has done wrong, is conscious of what he has done and does not say sorry, I ask God to take him into account. I forgive him, but he does not receive that forgiveness, he is closed to forgiveness. We must forgive, because we were all forgiven. It is another thing to receive that forgiveness.

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