In the face of life’s difficulties, let us ask the Lord for the strength to remain joyful witnesses to our faith.

Every economic...acti on must set about providing each inhabitant of the planet with the minimum wherewithal to live in dignity and freedom, with the possibility of supporting a family, educating children, praising God and developing one's own human potential.

Missionaries never give up on their dream of peace, even when they experience difficulties and persecution, which makes their presence strongly felt today.

The Saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts, and who shared this joy with others.

There is no such thing as low-cost Christianity. Following Jesus means swimming against the tide, renouncing evil and selfishness

I invite [journalists] to seriously study the facts of Guadalupe. The Madonna is there. I cannot find another explanation.

I recognize that globalization has helped many people rise out of poverty, but it has also damned many others to starve to death. It is true that global wealth is growing in absolute terms, but inequalities have also grown and new poverty arisen.