I know married Catholics in a second union who go to church, who go to church once or twice a year and say I want communion, as if joining in Communion were an award. It's a work towards integration, all doors are open, but we cannot say, 'from here on they can have communion.'

Be present to those who, living in the midst of a society burdened by poverty and corruption, are broken in spirit, tempted to give up, to leave school and to live on the streets.

Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.

A Church without women is like the college of the Apostles without Mary... Our Lady is more important than the Apostles! She is more important! The Church is feminine. She is Church, she is bride, she is mother.

To live charitably means not looking out for our own interests, but carrying the burdens of the weakest and poorest among us.

The Pope appeals for disinterested solidarity and for a return to person-centred ethics in the world of finance and economics.

All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her dignity.