Be close to the poor and to those in need, so as to touch in their flesh the wounded flesh of Jesus. Please, draw near to them!

Be present to those who, living in the midst of a society burdened by poverty and corruption, are broken in spirit, tempted to give up, to leave school and to live on the streets.

I want to say one word to you and this word is “Joy”. Wherever there are consecrated people, seminarians, men and women religious, young people, there is joy, there is always joy!

Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity.

Lent is a favorable time for letting Christ serve us so that we in turn may become more like Him.

Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart.

God does not reveal himself in strength or power, but in the weakness and fragility of a newborn babe.