There is hence a need of formation for charitable activity, in the same way that charitable activity is formation. The environment in which such formation becomes particularly urgent is the family, which in some societies is in great crisis. In this respect it should be reaffirmed that this is one of the major areas of involvement which awaits the Catholic Church in the present and the future, as the Holy Father has often reminded us. An important task of charitable organizations, under the guidance of their respective pastors, is the care of volunteers. One must reflect on the basic formation of volunteers, guided by the social teachings of the Church.
Formation is assisted by the exchange of information and through visits.
This has prevented a true, complete development. The opening of borders, along with its many positive aspects, has placed the population in contact with negative aspects of Western society. As often recalled by the Holy Father, today one must breathe with two lungs, that of the East and that of the West. There must be a mutual exchange of gifts. The West learns from the East the testimony of faith lived heroically.