"When speaking of the family we do not only think of a husband and wife, a father and mother, but also of the children, that is to say adolescents and young people. Family pastoral work must be organized in an integral way embracing and establishing close links to pastoral work of young people and vocational pastoral work."

"I propose that it should be stated clearly that Jesus Christ and his Gospel offer, above all, an understanding of human life in view of the free call of God to eternal life. In this way they provide an answer to the problem of death which takes from human existence its meaning, consistency and value. The remaining problems stem from this, from a pastoral point of view."

"Our fundamental word and our key witness is to make present the Good News: God loves us. Without that, we could be the most skilled, and we would not be the most qualified."

"We hope to gather the largest numbers of young people from the Central American region, and the American continent. And for those who cannot be physically present, we have worked to guarantee that they may follow the event through different platforms of communication. In the end we want young people to become more restless in their search for answers to their existential questions, so that they can define their life projects."