I thank all missionaries, men and women who quietly work hard for the Lord and their brothers and sisters.
Jesus came to save us: let us not reject this marvelous gift!
Lord Jesus, make us capable of loving as you love.
We hear many offers from the world around us; but let us take up God's offer instead: his is a caress of love. For God, we are not numbers, we are important, indeed we are the most important thing to him; even if we are sinners, we are what is closest to his heart.
I wish everyone a wonderful World Cup, played in a spirit of true fraternity.
If globalization seeks to bring all of us together, but to do so respecting each person, each individual person's peculiarity, that globalization is good and makes us good and grow and leads to peace.