Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.

Rest is so necessary for the health of our minds and bodies, and often so difficult to achieve due to the many demands placed on us. But rest is also essential for our spiritual health, so that we can hear God’s voice and understand what he asks of us.

The imbalance results from ideologies which uphold the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation, and thus deny the right of control to States, which are themselves charged with providing for the common good.

Peace is the language we must speak.

One cannot offend, make war, kill in the name of one's own religion, that is, in the name of God.

Human dignity is the same for all human beings: when I trample on the dignity of another, I am trampling on my own.

Accompanying the people in their growth through good times and also through their difficulties, accompanying people in their joy and in their bad moments, in their difficulties when there is no work, ill health and the challenge of the Church.