Jesus came to save us: let us not reject this marvelous gift!

The two key words for the European Union are creativity and fruitfulness. That's the challenge.

We also try to reach out to people who are far away, via digital means, the web and brief messaging.

The most important thing is the first proclamation: Jesus Christ has saved you.

Even today we raise our hand against our brother... We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves as if it were normal we continue to sow destruction, pain, death. Violence and war lead only to death.

You might say, 'Can't we have a more human Christianity, without the cross, without Jesus, without stripping ourselves?' In this way we'd become pastry-shop Christians, like a pretty cake and nice sweet things. Pretty, but not true Christians.

The family is the most important wealth of a nation. May we endeavor to defend and strengthen the foundation of society.