Not only do I support them, but I also offer encouragement to all those who are convinced that a just and necessary punishment must never exclude the dimension of hope and the goal of rehabilitation. In these remarks I have sought to present some of the richness of your cultural heritage, of the spirit of the American people. It is my desire that this spirit continue to develop and grow, so that as many young people as possible can inherit and dwell in a land which has inspired so many people to dream. [4] Paul VI, Address to participants in the 13th National Congress of the Centro Italiano Femminile, 12 February 1966: AAS 58 (1966), 219. St John Paul II in his Letter to Families states that the family is “the first and most important” way of the Church (Gratissimam sane, 2 February 1994: AAS 86 [1994], 868). The Church is and must be the family of God.”5. [7] “We think this preparation for marriage will be facilitated if the formation of the family is presented to the youth and if comprised of those intent on establishing their own hearth and home as a vocation, as a mission, as a great duty, which endows life with a noble purpose and fills it with its gifts and virtues. I am convinced that this way is the best, since every life is sacred, every human person is endowed with an inalienable dignity, and society can only benefit from the rehabilitation of those convicted of crimes. Four representatives of the American people. When countries which have been at odds resume the path of dialogue – a dialogue which may have been interrupted for the most legitimate of reasons – new opportunities open up for all. Montini, Pastoral Letter to the Archdiocese of Milan for the Beginning of Lent 1960. “Perhaps this scourge has an extremely generic name, yet in this tragically real case it is indeed egoism. The Papal inauguration of Pope Francis was held on 19 March 2013 in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican.Holy Mass was celebrated by Pope Francis before political and religious leaders from around the world. Now is the time for courageous actions and strategies, aimed at implementing a “culture of care” (ibid., 231) and “an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature” (ibid., 139). Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. I say this to you as the son of immigrants, knowing that so many of you are also descended from immigrants. We need to avoid a common temptation nowadays: to discard whatever proves troublesome.