In a world often marked by selfishness, a large family is a school of solidarity and sharing; and this attitude is to the benefit of society as a whole.... I always thank the Lord in seeing mothers and fathers of large families, together with their children, committed to the life of the Church and of society.

We are in front of a global scandal of around one billion - one billion people who still suffer from hunger today. We cannot look the other way and pretend this does not exist. The food available in the world is enough to feed everyone.

The blood of our Christian brothers is a witness that cries out..If they are Catholic, Orthodox, Copts, Lutherans, it is not important : They are Christians. The blood is the same: It is the blood which confesses Christ.

To follow Jesus means putting him first, and stripping ourselves of all the things that oppress our hearts.

We cannot live as Christians separate from the rock who is Christ. He gives us strength and stability, but also joy and serenity.

The people of America, are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us were once foreigners.

Some people believe that - pardon my language - in order to be good Catholics, we should be like rabbits. No.