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.

A Christian who does not pray for those who govern is not a good Christian.

Jesus is the one who brings God to us and us to God.

To the criminals and all their accomplices, I, today, humbly and as a brother, repeat: convert yourselves to love and justice. It is possible to return to honesty. The tears of the mothers of Naples are asking this of you.

We must not reduce the bosom of the universal church to a nest protecting our mediocrity.

Let us never forget that authentic power is service, which has its radiant culmination on the Cross.

When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched.