The one thing that the Catholic Church desires, and that I seek as Bishop of Rome, “the Church which presides in charity”, is communion with the Orthodox Churches.

We must overcome...all forms of racism. The problem of intolerance should be dealt with as a whole: every time a minority is persecuted and marginalized...the good of the whole society is in danger.

Dear parents, teach your children to pray. Pray with them.

Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.

Lord, help us to live the virtue of generosity, to love without limits.

Humanity needs to see these gestures of peace and to hear words of hope and peace!

The emptier a person's heart is, the more he or she needs to buy, own, and consume.