Our deepest joy comes from Christ: remaining with him, walking with him, being his disciples.

The one who listens attentively to the Word of God and truly prays, always asks the Lord: what is your will for me?

Work ends up dehumanizing people.

If evil is contagious, so is good:therefore, we must allow good to abound in us, more and more;let us be infected by goodness, and let us spread the good contagion.

The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but the Pope has the duty, in Christ's name, to remind the rich to help the poor, to respect them, to promote them.

I thank all missionaries, men and women who quietly work hard for the Lord and their brothers and sisters.

Before I give you a blessing, I ask you for a favor: I want you to bless me.