“Love makes us patient,” says Pope. “So many times we lose patience, even me, and I apologise for yesterday’s bad example.”

Peace cannot and should not be taken for granted and is a precious value that requires cultivation and tending in every generation.

This path of reconciliation is a summons to discover in the depths of our heart the power of forgiveness and the capacity to acknowledge one another as brothers and sisters, says Pope Francis.

Catholic Primate says New Year's resolution should include personal and public awareness of what trafficking is and how it can be prevented.