We human beings are not only the beneficiaries but also the stewards of other creatures. Thanks to our bodies, God has joined us so closely to the world around us that we can feel the desertification of the soil almost as a physical ailment, and the extinction of a species as a painful disfigurement. Let us not leave in our wake a swatch of destruction and death which will affect our own lives and those of future generations.

Do not be afraid! Our Father is patient, he loves us, he gives us Jesus to guide us on the way which leads to the promised land. Jesus is the light who brightens the darkness. He is our peace.

We are all sinners. We are called to a conversion of heart

We can coexist well [with Muslims]. But there are fundamentalist groups.

It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good.

Before all else, the Gospel invites us to respond to the God of love who saves us, to see God in others and to go forth from ourselves to seek the good of others.

Politics is the most important of the civil activities and has its own field of action, which is not that of religion.