“The rule to follow in all cases,” the reflection says of family ministry, “is the love and mercy of the Lord.”

The Memorial will celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost in churches throughout the world.

The pope left chocolate eggs as gifts during his surprise visit to Casa di Leda, a group home for incarcerated women with small children.

Father Grande was known as a champion of the poor and the oppressed at a time when El Salvador was on the threshold of a civil war, a war that eventually killed over 70,000 people.

By adopting an attitude free of judging others, the pope argues, the world will be a more peaceful place.

February has been one of the most violent months in the seven years of conflict.