Franco Pisano

“It is precisely he who was sent by the Father to save us, and he did it with love, giving his life for me. There is no greater love than to give than one's life for another; for example, a mother’s love, a mother who gives her life for her child, always accompanying him or her in life, in hard times and this is still minor. . . It is a love close to us; the love of Jesus is not an abstract love; it is a me-to-you love, me-to-you, each of us, with name and surname.”

Appeal for Iraq: that authorities listen to "the cry of the population that asks for a dignified and peaceful life". In Filippi a slave read the hand, as the song says: "read this hand, gypsy ...".

"It is not easy to live in hope, but I would say that it should be the air that breathes a Christian, an air of hope; on the contrary, he will not be able to walk, he cannot go on because he will not know where to go. Hope - yes, of course - gives us security ".

Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders condemn actions that “fundamentally contradict the inalienable value of human life”. Hence, they are “consequentially morally and religiously wrong, and should be forbidden without exceptions.”

Francis intervention at the conclusion of the synodal assembly. "The post-synodal exhortation is not mandatory". "An Amazon section in the Dicastery for Integral Human Development". The Synod must be seen in its four dimensions: cultural, ecological, social and pastoral.

For Sister Inés Azucena Zambrano Jara, the female deaconate "would reconfirm our identity". Interviewed by Vatican news, Card Stella stressed the value of celibacy, "a gift which the Lord brings with the calling to the priesthood”. In Africa, the missionaries “bet on human nature and God's grace. Today we have an African clergy that lives celibately”.

“Before the day is over, take two or three minutes [to ask yourself] what important thing happened inside me today? If I had a little hate here and talked behind someone’s back there. Did I do something charitable? . . . Who helped you do these things, both bad and good?” Let us “ask ourselves these questions to know what happens inside us.”

“The Church has remained the only institution that preaches a commitment that last forever, for priests, consecrated life and marriage,” said Card Stella. This is “a great challenge and a tremendous inner need.”

"Canon law and theology can do much more to promote the role of women in the Church," said Card Gracias. For Sister Roselei Bertoldo, “The fact that we have been called to the Synod not only to participate, but to be an active part of the synodal process stems from the fact that we want to be major players.”

"The Church is called to always have its doors open, so that if someone wants to follow a motion of the Spirit and approaches seeking God, he will not meet with the coldness of a closed door." In Chile, a solution to the crisis should be sought in dialogue.

Bishop of Suriname says “wealth only goes to the West and poverty remains with us" and “Forests disappear because the rich world wants to eat meat". For Archbishop Fisichella, “Recently evangelised indigenous people need an expression of faith and witness that could have, like other rites, a married clergy alongside the celibate clergy.”

“The ministerial theme is important,” said Card Schönborn. It “is part of the new paths for the Church in the Amazon. The role of women in our communities, together with that of the instituted and ordained ministries, is certainly a topic discussed at the Synod. We shall see what proposals will be submitted to the Holy Father at the end.”