Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!

To be friends with God means to pray with simplicity, like children talking to their parents.

When I have a problem, I write it down and ask St Joseph to sleep on it

The Gospel, radiant with the glory of Christ’s cross, constantly invites us to rejoice.

Anyone who wants to be pope doesn't care much for themselves, God doesn't bless them. I didn't want to be pope.

Men, to exist, to become complete and mature, need to feel the joy of fatherhood. When a man does not have this desire, something is missing in this man, it is like an incomplete life: a life that stops half way. The grace of fatherhood; of giving life to others, of pastoral paternity, of spiritual paternity is a gift from God.

It is necessary to reaffirm our solid opposition to any direct offense against life, especially when innocent and defenseless, and the unborn child in its mother's womb is the quintessence of innocence. Let us remember the words of Vatican Council II: 'Therefore from the moment of its conception life must be guarded with the greatest care while abortion and infanticide are unspeakable crimes.'