Francis of Assisi tells us we should work to build peace. But there is no true peace without truth! There cannot be true peace if everyone is his own criterion, if everyone can always claim exclusively his own rights, without at the same time caring for the good of others, of everyone, on the basis of the nature that unites every human being on this earth.

Before I give you a blessing, I ask you for a favor: I want you to bless me.

The emptier a person's heart is, the more he or she needs to buy, own, and consume.

May God welcome the dead into his peace, comfort the families and convert the hearts of the violent ones, who do not even stop before children.

Every threat to the family is a threat to society itself.

Jesus intercedes for us each day. Let us pray: Lord, have mercy on me; intercede for me!

Be present to those who, living in the midst of a society burdened by poverty and corruption, are broken in spirit, tempted to give up, to leave school and to live on the streets.