The obsession with economic profit and technical efficiency puts the human rhythms of life at risk.

I believe that in pretty much every religion there is always a small group of fundamentalists.

Support your priests with your love and prayers, that they may always be shepherds after Christ’s heart

This is important: to get to know people, listen, expand the circle of ideas. The world is crisscrossed by roads that come closer together and move apart, but the important thing is that they lead towards the Good.

Let us all remember this: one cannot proclaim the Gospel of Jesus without the tangible witness of one's life.

Every man, every woman who has to take up the service of government, must ask themselves two questions: ‘Do I love my people in order to serve them better? Am I humble and do I listen to everybody, to diverse opinions in order to choose the best path.’ If you don’t ask those questions, your governance will not be good.

We are all called to be friends with Jesus. Don’t be afraid to love the Lord.