6. To live communion obliges the Church to be in solidarity with humanity, in the actual context of globalization, with the increasing crowd of the needy, the suffering, those who have been deprived of their rights, to life, to health, to work, to culture, to social participation and to religious liberty.

Towards peoples who suffer on account of tensions and wars we renew our duty to work for justice, solidarity and peace. Our thought turns particularly to Africa, where numerous populations are tried by ethnic conflicts, by persistent poverty and by serious illness. May the solidarity of the Church reach out to Africa.

A heartfelt appeal, united with that of the Holy Father, we direct to all Christians so that they may intensify their prayer for peace in the Holy Land and we ask the leaders of the nations to help Israeli's and Palestinians to live peacefully together. In the land of Jesus the situation is serious and too much blood has been shed. In union with the Holy Father we beg the sides involved to reach a "cease-fire" quickly and to start again the dialogue on the level of equal and mutual respect.