A few days before World Youth Day held in Panama, from January 22-27, 2019, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin encouraged young people to transform the world by imitating Mary. Here is an excerpt from his speech:
“The whole world wants a better world, but how to do it, how to transform it? We have the example of the Virgin Mary who shows us how to change the world. It is first of all to know God and then to put oneself at God’s disposal and of His salvation. It’s what the Virgin did. She said: “I am the handmaid of the Lord.” Then, I think that all Christians, all of Jesus’ disciples, must put themselves in the same disposition of spirit, in the same attitude, in the same way of acting to truly change the world, little by little. It’s the only solid change that can bring a novelty to our world.”