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.

Christ’s love and friendship are no illusion. On the Cross Jesus showed how real they are.

The one who listens attentively to the Word of God and truly prays, always asks the Lord: what is your will for me?

The Lord put it clearly: you cannot serve two masters. You have to choose between God and money.

I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.

The family is where we are formed as people. Every family is a brick in the building of society

I do not know what might be the most fitting description.... I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner. And this is what I said when they asked me if I would accept my election as pontiff: I am a sinner, but I trust in the infinite mercy and patience of our Lord Jesus Christ, and I accept in a spirit of penance.