Let us pray that the Church be holier and more humble, loving God by serving the poor, the lonely and the sick.

Let us pause before the Child of Bethlehem. Let us allow our hearts to be touched, let us allow ourselves to be warmed by the tenderness of God; we need his caress. God is full of love: to him be praise and glory forever! God is peace: let us ask him to help us to be peacemakers each day, in our life, in our families, in our cities and nations, in the whole world. Let us allow ourselves to be moved by God's goodness.

Do I take the Gospel message of reconciliation and love into the places where I live and work?

Let us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need.

Prayer is all-powerful. Let us use it to bring peace to the Middle East and peace to the world.

It's true, harm to Catholics must always be avoided, and all of us do this...but not at the price of the truth!

No one can remain insensitive to the inequalities that persist in the world ... the Brazilian people, particularly the humblest among you, can offer the world a valuable lesson in solidarity, a word that is too often forgotten or silenced because it is uncomfortable ... I would like to make an appeal to those in possession of greater resources, to public authorities and to all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity