I believe that in pretty much every religion there is always a small group of fundamentalists.

Sometimes we know what we have to do, but we lack the courage to do it. Let us learn from Mary how to make decisions, trusting in the Lord.

A good example brings about so much good, but hypocrisy brings about so much evil.

We cannot wait any longer to deal with the structural causes of poverty, in order to heal our society from an illness that can only lead to new crises.

There are saints in the Roman Curia, among the cardinals, priests, religious, sisters and laity. They work hard, and also do things that are often hidden. I know some who concern themselves with feeding the poor or who give up their free time to work in a parish. As always, the ones who aren't saints make the most noise ... a single tree falling makes a sound, but a whole forest growing doesn't.

We are all sinners. We are called to a conversion of heart

The great challenge facing us today is to learn once again how to talk to one another, not simply how to generate and consume information.