Without the Eucharist, the Church simply does not exist.

One who has hope lives differently.

Ultimately, in the battle against lies and violence, truth and love have no other weapon than the witness of suffering.

You must know how to translate the indications of the word into daily witness, allowing yourselves to be formed by the word which, like seed sown in good soil, brings abundant fruit. Thus you will remain docile to the Spirit and grow in union with God, you will cultivate fraternal communion among yourselves and be ready to serve your brethren generously, especially those most in need.

To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rather, ethics is an interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility.

The promotion of human rights remains the most effective strategy for eliminating inequalities between countries and social groups, and for increasing security.

You must know your faith with the same precision with which a specialist in information technology knows the operating system of a computer.