The Family is the salt of the earth and the light of the world, it is the leaven of society.

Vocations are born in prayer and from prayer; and only in prayer can they persevere and bear fruit.

Education, work, and access to health care for all are key elements for development and the just distribution of goods, for the attainment of social justice, for membership in society, and for free and responsible participation in political life.

So many of you have lost everything. I do not know what to tell you. But surely he knows what to tell you! So many of you have lost members of your family. I can only be silent; I accompany you silently, with my heart...

The Christian family is missionary: it announces the love of God to the world.

I think we too are the people who, on the one hand, want to listen to Jesus, but on the other hand, at times, like to find a stick to beat others with, to condemn others. And Jesus has this message for us: mercy. I think - and I say it with humility - that this is the Lord's most powerful message: mercy.

Wherever there are men and women who have consecrated their lives to God, there you find joy.