The Promotion Of Human Rights Remains The

As I Passed Alongside It, I Prayed For A Future In Which The Peoples Of The Holy Land Can Live Together In Peace And Harmony Without The Need For Such Instruments Of Security And Separation

May You Always Experience The Joy That Comes From Putting Christ At The Centre Of Your Lives.

Today, The Need To Avoid Confusing Marriage With Other Types Of Unions Based On Weak Love Is Especially Urgent. It Is Only The Rock Of Total, Irrevocable Love Between A Man And A Woman That Can Serve As The Foundation On Which To Build A Society That Will Become A Home For All Mankind.

Many Of Our Brothers And Sisters Are 'baptized, But Insufficiently Evangelized.' In A Number Of Cases, Nations Once Rich In Faith And In Vocations Are Losing Their Identity Under The Influence Of A Secularized Culture. The Need For A New Evangelization, So Deeply Felt By My Venerable Predecessor, Must Be Valiantly Reaffirmed, In The Certainty That God's Word Is Effective.

Prayer, As A Means Of Drawing Ever New Strength From Christ, Is Concretely And Urgently Needed.