The Golden Rule reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development. This conviction has led me, from the beginning of my ministry, to advocate at different levels for the global abolition of the death penalty.

Dear young people, don't be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness.

All men and women of good will are bound by the task of pursuing peace.

War destroys, kills, impoverishes. Lord, give us your peace!

To follow Jesus means putting him first, and stripping ourselves of all the things that oppress our hearts.

I pray the breviary every morning. I like to pray with the psalms. Then, later, I celebrate Mass. I pray the Rosary. What I really prefer is adoration in the evening, even when I get distracted and think of other things, or even fall asleep praying. In the evening then, between seven and eight o'clock, I stay in front of the Blessed Sacrament for an hour in adoration. But I pray mentally even when I am waiting at the dentist or at other times of the day.

There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself.