Go, do not be afraid and serve

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.

Beware of getting too comfortable! When we are comfortable, it’s easy to forget other people.

The poor is the center of the Gospel. If we take out the poor, we cannot understand the message of Christ

It would be nice if you as journalists - there are some books that explain the painting [ of Guadalupe] what it is like, the significance, and that is how you can understand better this great and beautiful people.

Not all Muslims are violent, not all Catholics are violent. It is like a fruit salad; there's everything. There are violent persons of this religion.

An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral.