Beware of getting too comfortable! When we are comfortable, it’s easy to forget other people.

Let us all remember this: one cannot proclaim the Gospel of Jesus without the tangible witness of one's life.

My choices, including those related to the day-to-day aspects of life, like the use of a modest car, are related to a spiritual discernment that responds to a need that arises from looking at things, at people and from reading the signs of the times. Discernment in the Lord guides me in my way of governing.

I don't live in the papal residence. I live in a simple apartment behind the Vatican gas station.

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.

Let us never forget that it is the Lord who guides the Church. He is the one who makes our apostolates fruitful.

The Lord is knocking at the door of our hearts. Have we put a sign on the door saying: 'Do not disturb'?