Every conflict is emblematic of the throwaway culture.

We don't need youth museums but we do need holy young people.

As stewards of God's creation, we are called to make the earth a beautiful garden for the human family.

Let us pray for peace in Africa, especially in the Central African Republic and in South Sudan.

We should all remember... that throwing food away is like stealing from the tables of the poor, the hungry! I encourage everyone to reflect on the problem of thrown away and wasted food to identify ways and means that, by seriously addressing this issue, are a vehicle of solidarity and sharing with the needy.

The proclamation of Jesus is not a veneer: the proclamation of Jesus goes straight to the bones, heart, goes deep within and change us. And the spirit of the world does not tolerate it, will not tolerate it, and therefore, there is persecution.

The great challenge facing us today is to learn once again how to talk to one another, not simply how to generate and consume information.