Ours is not a joy born of having many possessions, but of having encountered a person: Jesus in our midst.

I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt.

Money at the service of life can be managed in the right way by cooperatives, on condition that it is a real cooperative where capital does not have command over men but men over capital.

Inconsistency on the part of pastors and the faithful between what they say and what they do, between word and manner of life, is undermining the church's credibility.

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.

A Christian who does not pray for those who govern is not a good Christian.

Legislative activity is always best based on care for the people.