I want to express my closeness to the people of the Philippines who have been struck by a strong earthquake, and I invite you to pray for that dear nation, which in recent days has suffered different calamities.

Dear young people, Jesus wants to be your friend, and wants you to spread the joy of this friendship everywhere.

God's word is unpredictable in its power... The Church has to accept this unruly freedom of the word, which accomplishes what it wills in ways that surpass our calculations and ways of thinking.

Each of us is a masterpiece of God's creation

Sin, also for those who don't have faith, exists when one goes against one's conscience. To listen to and obey it means, in fact, to decide in face of what is perceived as good or evil. And on this decision pivots the goodness or malice of our action.

God does not reveal himself in strength or power, but in the weakness and fragility of a newborn babe.

We need to provide an education which teaches crit­ical thinking and encourages the development of mature moral values.