Proceed calmly in life.

True peace is not a balance of opposing forces, and it is not ‘a lovely façade’ simply covering conflicts and divisions. Rather, peace calls for daily commitment -- it's homemade -- starting from God's gift, from the grace which he has given us in Jesus Christ.

Today people are suffering from poverty, but also from lack of love

Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.

Our prayer cannot be reduced to an hour on Sundays. It is important to have a daily relationship with the Lord.

Dear brothers and sisters, the Church loves you! Be an active presence in the community, as living cells, as living stones.

May this colloquium be an inspiration to all who seek to support and strengthen the union of man and woman in marriage as a unique, natural, fundamental and beautiful good for persons, families, communities, and whole societies.