In the face of horror ... there is no other answer than the cross of Christ: Love that descends to the abyss of evil.

Consecrated life means going to the very root of the love of Jesus Christ with an undivided heart and putting nothing ahead of this love.

In Jesus Christ, God took on a human face and became our friend and brother.

Do not be afraid to say “yes” to Jesus, to find your joy in doing his will...

Seeing with the eyes of Christ, I can give to others much more than their outward necessities; I can give them the look of love which they crave.

There may be a basis in the case of some individuals, as perhaps when a male prostitute uses a condom, where this can be a first step in the direction of a moralisation, a first assumption of responsibility...

One of the most serious [challenges] is increased military spending and the cost of maintaining and developing nuclear arsenals. Enormous resources are being consumed for these purposes, when they could be spent on the development of peoples, especially those who are poorest. For this reason I firmly hope that, during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to be held this May in New York, concrete decisions will be made towards progressive disarmament, with a view to freeing our planet from nuclear arms