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

The cross is the price of true love. Lord, give us the strength to accept and carry our crosses!

I extend my appreciation to the associations, movements and all those who defend human life.

If you don’t learn how to cry, you cannot be a good Christian. When they posed this question to us – why children suffer, why this or that tragedy occurs in life – our response must be either silence or a word that is born of our tears. Be courageous, don’t be afraid to cry.

Every time we give in to selfishness and say “No” to God, we spoil his loving plan for us.

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

Dear young people, Christ asks you to be wide awake and alert, to see the things in life that really matter.