LOVE

"A year ago I had the grace of visiting the Holy Land

and praying before the Lord's empty tomb.

There, echoing the witness of the Apostle Peter,

I proclaimed that Christ, by rising to new life,

has taught us:

"that evil never has the last word, that love is

stronger than death, and that our future, and

the future of all humanity, lies in the hands

of a faithful and provident God."

In every time and place, the church is called to proclaim

this message of hope and to confirm its truth by her

practical witness of holiness and charity."

Pope Benedict XVI

April 2010 to members of the Papal Foundation