In these times of suffering prayer is of even more help.

The Church encourages those in power to be truly at the service of the common good of their peoples. She urges financial leaders to take account of ethics and solidarity. And why should they not turn to God to draw inspiration from his designs? In this way, a new political and economic mindset would arise that would help to transform the absolute dichotomy between the economic and social spheres into a healthy symbiosis.

Dear Young People, do not be mediocre; the Christian life challenges us with great ideals!

Suffering is a call to conversion: it reminds us of our frailty and vulnerability.

Auschwitz cries out with the pain of immense suffering and pleads for a future of respect, peace and encounter among peoples.

On climate change, there is a clear, definitive and ineluctable ethical imperative to act.

We are all called to be friends with Jesus. Don’t be afraid to love the Lord.