“We cannot go about our business quietly at home while Lazarus lies at the door," Pope Francis said.

La Repubblica also quotes Francis as saying, “We must knock down the walls that divide."

“In our country, we need to start building bridges and bringing people together.”

As this year ends, it is crucial that we not shut the door—holy or otherwise—on the needs of those around us.

Blessed are those who look into the eyes of the abandoned and marginalized and show them their closeness.

Archbishop Tobin is a man of simple lifestyle, committed to dialogue, encounter and the poor.