Do Not Be Afraid To Go Forth

Holy Week Is A Good Occasion To Go To Confession And To Take Up The Right Path Again.

Life Rejuvenates And Acquires Energy When It Multiplies: It Is Enriched, Not Impoverished.

Tell Me, When You Give Alms Do You Look Into The Eyes Of The Man Or Woman To Whom You Give Alms? . . . And When You Give Alms, Do You Touch The Hand Of The One To Whom You Give Alms, Or Do You Toss The Coin?

Human Rights Are Not Only Violated By Terrorism, Repression Or Assassination, But Also By Unfair Economic Structures That Creates Huge Inequalities.

The Golden Rule Reminds Us Of Our Responsibility To Protect And Defend Human Life At Every Stage Of Its Development. This Conviction Has Led Me, From The Beginning Of My Ministry, To Advocate At Different Levels For The Global Abolition Of The Death Penalty.