The love we receive from the Lord is the force that transforms our lives and enables us to love. We are able to love only because He has loved us, because He pours His own Spirit of holiness into our hearts. His Love heals and transforms us.

Our generation has bequeathed many riches, but we have failed to protect the planet and we are not safeguarding peace. We are called to become artisans and caretakers of our common home, the Earth which is "falling into ruin." #EarthDay

I pray every day for peace in Palestine and Israel, and hope that these two populations can soon stop suffering. And let us not forget martyred Ukraine, which suffers greatly because of the war.

I continue to follow the situation in the Middle East with concern and sorrow. I renew my appeal not to succumb to the logic of retribution and war. May the path of dialogue and diplomacy prevail, which can achieve so much.

Jesus, the #GoodShepherd, knows us and calls us by name. When we are lost, He seeks us until He finds us (Lk 15:4-5). Jesus not only shares the life of the flock, He is the Good Shepherd, who sacrificed His life for us and, having risen, has given us His Spirit. #ReginaCoeli