There are many examples of this mistaken idea of freedom, such as the elimination of human life by legalized or generally accepted abortion.

In Christ and through Christ man has acquired full awareness of his dignity.

The ecological crisis is a moral issue.

The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he might hinder the preaching of God's word of Salvation to the people.

May the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world.

My desire is for the young people of the entire world to come closer to Mary. She is the bearer of an indelible youthfulness and beauty that never wanes. May young people have increasing confidence in her and may they entrust their lives to her.

The mystery of the Holy Night, which historically happened two thousand years ago, must be lived as a spiritual event in the 'today' of the Liturgy," the Pope clarified. "The Word who found a dwelling in Mary's womb comes to knock on the heart of every person with singular intensity this Christmas.