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He Looked Beyond. He Looked To The Peoples Of The Earth And Saw The Destruction Of The Family Because Of The Lack Of Children. Paul Vi Was Courageous. He Was A Good Pastor. He Warned His Sheep About The Wolves That Were Approaching, And From The Heavens He Blesses Us Today.

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He Looked Beyond. He Looked To The Peoples Of The Earth And Saw The Destruction Of The Family Because Of The Lack Of Children. Paul Vi Was Courageous. He Was A Good Pastor. He Warned His Sheep About The Wolves That Were Approaching, And From The Heavens He Blesses Us Today.

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The Security Of Faith Does Not Make Us Motionless Or Close Us Off, But Sends Us Forth To Bear Witness And To Dialogue With All People.

To Love God And Neighbor Is Not Something Abstract, But Profoundly Concrete: It Means Seeing In Every Person And Face Of The Lord To Be Served, To Serve Him Concretely. And You Are, Dear Brothers And Sisters, In The Face Of Jesus.

Legal Systems, At Both The National And International Level, Are Therefore Required To Recognize, Guarantee And Protect Religious Freedom, Which Is A Right Intrinsically Inherent In Human Nature, In Man's Dignity As A Free Being, And Is Also An Indicator Of A Healthy Democracy And Cone Of The Main Sources Of The Legitimacy Of The State. Religious Freedom ... Favors The Development Of Relationships Of Mutual Respect Between The Different Confessions And Their Healthy Collaboration With The State And Political Society, Without Confusion Of Roles And Without Antagonism.

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!

Dear Young People, Let Us Not Be Satisfied With A Mediocre Life. Be Amazed By What Is True And Beautiful, What Is Of God!

In The Roughest Moments, Remember: God Is Our Father; God Does Not Abandon His Children.

Human Life Must Always Be Defended From Its Beginning In The Womb And Must Be Recognised As A Gift Of God That Guarantees The Future Of Humanity.

People In Every Nation Enhance The Social Dimension Of Their Lives By Acting As Committed And Responsible Citizens.

A Christian Is Never Bored Or Sad. Rather, The One Who Loves Christ Is Full Of Joy And Radiates Joy.

Missionaries Never Give Up On Their Dream Of Peace, Even When They Experience Difficulties And Persecution, Which Makes Their Presence Strongly Felt Today.

We Also Must Learn To Listen More To Our Conscience. Be Careful, However: This Does Not Mean We Ought To Follow Our Ego, Do Whatever Interests Us, Whatever Suits Us, Whatever Pleases Us. That Is Not Conscience.

Fathers Are So Necessary As Examples And Guides For Our Children In Wisdom And Virtue. Without Father Figures, Young People Often Feel Orphaned; Left Adrift At A Critical Moment In Their Growth And Development.

The Search For God Means Having The Courage To Set Out On A Risky Path, It Means Following Our Restless Hearts.

Let Us Contemplate The Humility Of The Son Of God Born Into Poverty. Let Us Imitate Him By Sharing With Those Who Are Weak.

We Could Also Say That There Is Only One Real Kind Of Poverty: Not Living As Children Of God And Brothers And Sisters Of Christ.

The Pope Doesn't Get Mixed Up In Italian Politics.

We Too Need To Protect, Guide, And Encourage Our Young People, Helping Them To Build A Society Worthy Of Their Great Spiritual And Cultural Heritage. Specifically, We Need To See Each Child As A Gift To Be Welcomed, Cherished, And Protected. And We Need To Care For Our Young People, Not Allowing Them To Be Robbed Of Hope And Condemned To Life On The Streets.

I Like It When Someone Tells Me: 'i Don't Agree.' This Is A True Collaborator. When They Say 'oh, How Great, How Great, How Great,' That's Not Useful.

We Cannot Give Up In The Face Of Evil. God Is Love And He Has Defeated Evil Through Christ’s Death And Resurrection.

Since Many Of You Do Not Belong To The Catholic Church And Others Are Non-believers, From The Bottom Of My Heart I Give This Silent Blessing To Each And Every One Of You, Respecting The Conscience Of Each One Of You But Knowing That Each One Of You Is A Child Of God.

The Family Is The Most Important Wealth Of A Nation. May We Endeavor To Defend And Strengthen The Foundation Of Society.

The Lord Never Tires Of Forgiving. It Is We Who Tire Of Asking For Forgiveness.

Humanity Needs Justice, Peace And Love And We Can Have This Only By Returning With Our Hearts Towards God Who Is The Source Of All This.

Let Us Never Forget That Authentic Power Is Service, Which Has Its Radiant Culmination On The Cross.

It Is Horrific Even To Think That There Are Children, Victims Of Abortion, Who Will Never See The Light Of Day

The Church Is Likewise Conscious Of The Responsibility Which All Of Us Have For Our World, For The Whole Of Creation, Which We Must Love And Protect. There Is Much That We Can Do To Benefit The Poor, The Needy And Those Who Suffer, And To Favour Justice, Promote Reconciliation And Build Peace. But Before All Else We Need To Keep Alive In Our World The Thirst For The Absolute, And To Counter The Dominance Of A One-dimensional Vision Of The Human Person, A Vision Which Reduces Human Beings To What They Produce And To What They Consume: This Is One Of The Most Insidious Temptations Of Our Time.

Each Encounter With Jesus Changes Our Life.

A Credible Witness To Truth And To The Values Of The Gospel Is Urgently Needed.

I Have Neither Silver Nor Gold, But I Bring With Me The Most Precious Thing Given To Me: Jesus Christ.

And With The Grace Of Baptism And Of Eucharistic Communion I Can Become An Instrument Of God's Mercy, Of That Beautiful Mercy Of God.

The Political Struggle Against Marriage Equality Is War

Being A Christian Means Renouncing Ourselves, Taking Up The Cross And Carrying It With Jesus. There Is No Other Way.

Agape, The Love Of Each One Of Us For The Other, From The Closest To The Furthest, Is In Fact The Only Way That Jesus Has Given Us To Find The Way Of Salvation And Of The Beatitudes.

Let's Say 'yes' To Life And 'no' To Death.

It Occurs To Me: Why Is It Mainly Women, Who To Pass On The Faith? Simply Because The One Who Brought Us Jesus Is A Woman. It Is The Path Chosen By Jesus. He Wanted To Have A Mother: The Gift Of Faith Comes To Us Through Women, As Jesus Came To Us Through Mary.

Being Christian Without The Church Doesn't Make Sense. That's Why The Great Paul Vi, Said That The Most Absurd Dichotomy Is Loving Christ Without The Church. To Listen To Christ, But Not The Church. To Be With Christ, But Stay At The Margins Of The Church. It's Not Possible. It's An Absurd Dichotomy.

Abortion Is Not The Lesser Of Two Evils. It Is A Crime. It Is To Throw Someone Out In Order To Save Another. That's What The Mafia Does.

Let Christ Turn Your Natural Optimism Into Christian Hope, Your Energy Into Moral Virtue, Your Good Will Into Genuine Self-sacrificin G Love! This Is The Path You Are Called To Take. This Is The Path To Overcoming All That Threatens Hope, Virtue And Love In Your Lives And In Your Culture. In This Way Your Youth Will Be A Gift To Jesus And To The World.

Are We Ready To Be Christians Full-time, Showing Our Commitment By Word And Deed?

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