The Koran is a book of peace, it is a prophetic book of peace.

We have to state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor. May we never abandon them.

Young people are just as attracted to the truth as they are convenience and expediency.

Dear young friends, learn to pray every day: this is the way to know Jesus and invite him into your lives.

The culture of prosperity deadens us; we are thrilled if the market offers us something new to purchase; and in the meantime all those lives stunted for lack of opportunity seem a mere spectacle; they fail to move us.

We all need to improve, to change for the better. Lent helps us fight against our faults.

I allow myself to honor the man who fought in moments when he had no strength to impose himself, until he managed to impose himself. [Joseph] Ratzinger. Cardinal Ratzinger deserves applause.