Message for the celebration of the World Day of Peace 1 January 2014
"In this first Message of mine for the World Day of Peace, I wish to address to all, individuals and peoples, my best wishes for an existence filled with joy and hope. In the heart of every man and woman dwells, in fact, the desire for a full life, to which belongs an irrepressible longing for brotherhood, which leads to communion with others, in which we find not enemies or competitors, but brothers to be welcomed and embraced."