A thirst for the infinite is indelibly present in human beings. Man was created to have a relationship with God; we need him.
Pope Benedict XVIThe missionary experience is part of Christian formation and it is important for adolescents and young people to be able to live it personally.
Pope Benedict XVIThe world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.
Pope Benedict XVIMission is a duty about which one must say 'Woe to me if I do not evangelize' (1 Corinthians 9:16)...redemption and mission are acts of love [because] those who proclaim the Gospel participate in the charity of Christ.
Pope Benedict XVILifting one's gaze to the living God, the guarantor of our freedom and of truth, is a premise for arriving at a new humanity. Nowadays, in a special way, the world needs people capable of proclaiming and bearing witness to God who is love, and consequently the one light which in the end, illumines the darkness of the world and gives us strength to live and work
Pope Benedict XVI