Now, at the end of my visit to the Philippines, I commend you to Him, to Jesus who came among us as a child. May He enable all the beloved people of this country to work together, protecting one another, beginning with your families and communities, in building a world of justice, integrity and peace.

I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.

We, the women and men of the Church, we are in the middle of a love story: each of us is a link in this chain of love. And if we do not understand this, we have understood nothing of what the Church is.

We have to work harder to develop a profound theology of women within the church. The feminine genius is needed wherever we make important decisions.

Charity that does not change the situation of the poor isn't enough.

Let us leave a spare place at our table: a place for those who lack the basics, who are alone.

I made reference continuously to the killings, the death, the life taken by all of these narcotrafficking gangs and human smugglers. I spoke of this problem as one of the wounds that Mexico suffers. It's a great pain that I'm taking, because this nation [Mexicans] doesn't deserve a drama like this one.