Brothers and sisters, good evening. You all know that the duty of the conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. It seems that my brother cardinals have gone almost to the ends of the earth to get him... but here we are.

He who doesn't pray to the Lord prays to the devil.

Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!

Today let us all ask ourselves whether we are afraid of what God might ask, or of what he does ask.... Do I truly let God into my life? How do I answer him?

The 'Church' is ... catholic because her communion embraces the whole human race.

But please know, Jesus never lets you down. Please know that the love and tenderness of Mother Mary never lets you down. And holding on to her mantle and with the power that comes from Jesus love on the cross, let us move forward, always forward, and walk together as brothers and sisters in the Lord forward.

Let us never yield to pessimism, to that bitterness that the devil offers us every day.