"Announcing the right doctrine, inducing to listening to and learning more about God’s Word, promoting participation in the Sacraments and in the life of prayer": these are, according to the Pope, the "main goals of the pastoral work", since "bringing to everyone the salvation of Christ is the very core of the mission of the Church". Even if "sometimes", goes on the Holy Father, "some Christian communities feel oppressed by problems, by the scarcity of resources, by indifference or even by diffidence, which can lead them to lose heart", the believers "know they can always place their hopes on Christ Jesus, who never disappoints". From this perspective, "great importance is taken by the mission that the Church in Cuba carries out in favour of the needy ones, working in the service and care of men and women of every status, who deserve not only to be supported in their material needs, but also to be welcomed with affection and sympathy". As witnesses of this, Benedict XVI mentions the servant of God, Félilx Varela, and José Marti, the "propagator of love among Cubans and among all men".” “
