God's image is the married couple, a man and women, together. Not just the man. Not just the woman. No, both of them. That's God's image.

Let us not close our hearts, let us not lose confidence, let us never give up: there are no situations which God cannot change, there is no sin which he cannot forgive if only we open ourselves to him.

The youth say stupid things and they say good things, as we do, as everyone does. But hear them, speak with them, because we must learn from them and they must learn from me, from us.

Instead of being just a church that welcomes and receives by keeping the doors open, let us try also to be a church that finds new roads, that is able to step outside itself and go to those who do not attend Mass, to those who have quit or are indifferent.

Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; it is like giving life.

Holy Week is a privileged time when we are called to draw near to Jesus: friendship with him is shown in times of difficulty.

When a society lacks God, even prosperity is joined by a terrible spiritual poverty.