Move forward and let others do the same. Simple. This is a guiding principle everyone should have.

Peacemaking calls for courage, much more so than warfare.

It is not enough to say we are Christians. We must live the faith, not only with our words, but with our actions.

No one can remain insensitive to the inequalities that persist in the world ... the Brazilian people, particularly the humblest among you, can offer the world a valuable lesson in solidarity, a word that is too often forgotten or silenced because it is uncomfortable ... I would like to make an appeal to those in possession of greater resources, to public authorities and to all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity

More than by fear of going astray, my hope is that we will be moved by the fear of remaining shut up within structures which give us a false sense of security, within rules which make us harsh judges, within habits which make us feel safe, while at our door people are starving and Jesus does not tire of saying to us: 'Give them something to eat.'

I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner.

There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself.