The joy of the Gospel is for all people: no one can be excluded.

The proclamation of the Gospel is destined primarily to the poor, to those who often lack the essentials for a decent life. The good news is first announced to them, that God loves them before all others and comes to visit them through the acts of charity that the disciples of Christ carry out in his name.

I wish everyone a wonderful World Cup, played in a spirit of true fraternity.

We must walk united with our differences: there is no other way to become one. This is the way of Jesus.

I tell priests to flee from clericalism because clericalism distances people. May they flee from clericalism and I add: it's a plague in the Church.

Jesus intercedes for us each day. Let us pray: Lord, have mercy on me; intercede for me!

Together with a culture of work, there must be a culture of leisure as gratification. To put it another way: people who work must take the time to relax, to be with their families, to enjoy themselves, read, listen to music, play a sport.