The Pope's preaching is always light and life. After Lent comes Easter. What should be the fundamental attitudes that correspond to the joyful proclamation that Christ is alive?

What is essential in the Christian life? How can we be sure? Pope Francis has pointed out that Lent is a good occasion to "return to what is essential". Something that we can always do, but that in the time close to Easter takes on a more intense meaning.

In his last apostolic journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, Pope Francis brought to the African continent a message of peace and reconciliation in the hope of helping to build "a new future".

Pope Francis has worked throughout his pontificate for peace, always insisting on the common responsibility that unites everyone to achieve social justice.

How important are the affections in the spiritual life, and how are they to be considered in the examination of conscience and in prayer? The Pope has dedicated his Wednesday audiences in recent months to this topic, not from the perspective of the spiritual director or companion (except for the last catechesis), but from the perspective of self-knowledge.