Peacemaking calls for courage, much more so than warfare.

Evolution in nature is not opposed to the notion of Creation, because evolution presupposes the creation of beings that evolve.

The root of this possibility of doing good - that we all have - is in creation.

You have a specific and important mission, that of keeping alive the relationship between the faith and the cultures of the peoples to whom you belong. . . . [W]e have to follow Christ along the concrete path of our daily lives so that he can transform us.

Let us contemplate the humility of the Son of God born into poverty. Let us imitate him by sharing with those who are weak.

I entrust this Twenty-second World Day of the Sick to the intercession of Mary. I ask her to help the sick to bear their sufferings in fellowship with Jesus Christ and to support all those who care for them. To all the ill, and to all the health-care workers and volunteers who assist them, I cordially impart my Apostolic Blessing.

It's true, harm to Catholics must always be avoided, and all of us do this...but not at the price of the truth!