For her part, the Church always works for the integral development of every person. In this sense, she reiterates that the common good should not be simply an extra, simply a conceptual scheme of inferior quality tacked onto political programmes. The Church encourages those in power to be truly at the service of the common good of their peoples.

Resolve not to be overcome by evil, but to combat evil with good.

If we don't learn how to cry, we can't be good Christians. This is a challenge. Don't be frightened of crying.

Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save another.

A Christian who is not a revolutionary today isn't a Christian

No elderly person should be like an “exile” in our families. The elderly are a treasure for our society.

Please do not lose the ability to dream