The things [Pope Francis] has done in a short period of time: the fact that he does not live in a huge papal mansion and just dropped by in the dining room where ordinary people have meals. You think of his background, where he didn't use limousines in South America, that he used public transport.

An abusive relationship should be easy to identify though often one of the most difficult to end.

Anywhere where the humanity of people is undermined, anywhere where people are left in the dust, there we will find our cause.

Most of the leading figures of the Old Testament were polygamists. Abraham had several wives and concubines. If they wanted, they could say this was approved in the Bible.

Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value.

I don't preach a social gospel; I preach the Gospel, period. The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is concerned for the whole person.

We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths.