The Cross isn't an ornament, mere symbol. It's the mystery of God's love, that He died for our sins.

To be a mother is a great treasure. Mothers, in their unconditional and sacrificial love for their children, are the antidote to individualism; they are the greatest enemies against war.

God asks everything of us, yet at the same time he offers everything to us.

I think both freedom of religion and freedom of expression are both fundamental human rights, everyone has not only the freedom and the right but the obligation to say what Pope Francis thinks for the common good... we have the right to have this freedom openly without offending.

[Orthodox Patriarch] Kirill, my brother. We kissed each other, embraced, and then a conversation for two hours. Old age doesn't come on its own.Two hours where we spoke as brothers, sincerely and no one knows what was spoke about, only what we said at the end publicly about how we felt as we spoke.

Do I pray that the Lord gives me the desire to do his will, or do I look for compromises because I'm afraid of God's will?

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.