The Pope is a man. The Pope needs the input of women, too. And the Pope, too, has a heart that can have a healthy, holy friendship with a woman.

The Christian family is missionary: it announces the love of God to the world.

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

Christian hope is not a ghost and it does not deceive. It is a theological virtue and therefore, ultimately, a gift from God that cannot be reduced to optimism, which is only human. God does not mislead hope; God cannot deny himself. God is all promise.

But you too, help one another: help one another always. One another. In this way, by helping one another, we will do some good.

When we meet a person truly in need, do we see the face of God?

Whenever we take a step towards Jesus, we come to realize that he is already there, waiting for us with open arms.