Let us not close our hearts, let us not lose confidence, let us never give up.

It is horrific even to think that there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day

There is another temptation which we must especially guard against: the simplistic reductionism which sees only good or evil; or, if you will, the righteous and sinners. The contemporary world, with its open wounds which affect so many of our brothers and sisters, demands that we confront every form of polarization which would divide it into these two camps.

Women have much to tell us. Women are capable of seeing things in a different angle. Women can pose questions that we men cannot understand.

The whole of salvation history is the story of God looking for us: he offers us love and welcomes us with tenderness.

How marvellous it would be if, at the end of the day, each of us could say: today I have performed an act of charity towards others!

REJECT ALL FORMS OF CORRUPTION THAT DIVERT RESOURCES FROM THE POOR