How powerful prayer is! May we never lose the courage to say: Lord, give us your peace.

Once man has lost the fundamental orientation which unifies his existence, he breaks down into the multiplicity of his desires; in refusing to await the time of promise, his life-story disintegrates into a myriad of unconnected instants.

The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this, the cornerstone of society.

Religious freedom is a fundamental human right.

May the deepest spiritual values of the Filipino people continue to find expression in your efforts to provide your fellow citizens with an integral human development. In this way, each person will be able to fulfill his or her potential, and thus contribute wisely and well to the future of this country.

When you lose the capacity to dream, you lose the capacity to love, and the energy to love is lost.

If, hypothetically, Western Catholicism were to review the issue of celibacy, I think it would do so for cultural reasons, not so much as a universal option.