Today too, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others.

Young people are just as attracted to the truth as they are convenience and expediency.

To protect creation, to protect every man and every woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love is to open up a horizon of hope.

Consumerism has led us to become used to an excess and daily waste of food, to which, at times, we are no longer able to give a just value, which goes well beyond mere economic parameters. We should all remember, however, that throwing food away is like stealing from the tables of the the poor, the hungry!

We need courage if we are to be faithful to the Gospel.

On a positive note, we must reaffirm the right of children to grow up in a family with a father and a mother capable of creating a suitable environment for the child’s development and emotional maturity.

Sometimes it is possible to live without knowing our neighbours: this is not Christian