We are called to live our baptism every day, as new creatures, clothed in Christ.

It is God who gives life. Let us respect and love human life, especially vulnerable life in a mother's womb.

Jesus speaks in the silence of the mystery of the Eucharist and reminds us each time that following him means going out of ourselves and making our lives not something we 'possess,' but a gift to him and to others.

I don't live in the papal residence. I live in a simple apartment behind the Vatican gas station.

Human trafficking is a crime against humanity. We must unite our efforts to free the victims and stop this increasingly aggressive crime which threatens not only individuals but the basic values of society.

Trade unions have been an essential force for social change, without which a semblance of a decent and humane society is impossible under capitalism.

Jesus receives us with all of our limitations, He bring us the mercy of the Father who forgives us, and transforms our heart, rendering it a new heart, capable of loving Him, who loved His own to the end (cf. John 13:1). And this love is manifested in his mercy. Jesus always forgives us.