The Pope doesn't get mixed up in Italian politics.

The Lord is always there waiting to give us his love: it is an amazing thing, one which never ceases to surprise us!

Where there is no work, there is no dignity.

When we walk without the cross, when we build without the cross and when we proclaim Christ without the cross, we are not disciples of the Lord. We are worldly. We may be bishops, priests, cardinals, popes, all of this, but we are not disciples of the Lord.

Don't be afraid to go to the Sacrament of Confession, where you will meet Jesus who forgives you.

In mission, also on a continental level, it is very important to reaffirm the family, which remains the essential cell of society and the Church; young people, who are the face of the Church's future; women, who play a fundamental role in passing on the faith and who are a daily source of strength in a society that carries this faith forward and renews it.

How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith.