I read little, I just glance through one newspaper. Just 15 minutes.

Our Mother Mary is full of beauty because she is full of grace.

All of us benefit from remembering our past. A people which remembers does not repeat past errors; instead, it looks with confidence to the challenges of the present and the future.

Are we ready to be Christians full-time, showing our commitment by word and deed?

I sincerely hope I can contribute to the progress there has been in relations between Jews and Catholics since the Second Vatican Council in a spirit of renewed collaboration.

At the first meeting I had with the (Italian) bishops in May 2013, one of the three things I said was: with the Italian government you're on your own. Because the pope is for everybody and he can't insert himself in the specific internal politics of a country. This is not the role of the pope, right?

Our infinite sadness can only be cured by an infinite love.