Holy Week is a privileged time when we are called to draw near to Jesus: friendship with him is shown in times of difficulty.

Young people are just as attracted to the truth as they are convenience and expediency.

If a company can declare bankruptcy, why can't a country do so?

Don't be afraid to go to the Sacrament of Confession, where you will meet Jesus who forgives you.

Being Christian is not just obeying orders but means being in Christ, thinking like him, acting like him, loving like him; it means letting him take possession of our life and change it, transform it, and free it from the darkness of evil and sin. ... Let us show the joy of being children of God, the freedom that living in Christ gives us which is true freedom, the freedom that saves us from the slavery of evil, of sin and of death!

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".

Jesus is the one who brings God to us and us to God.