Religious life ought to promote growth in the Church by way of attraction. The Church must be attractive. Wake up the world! Be witnesses of a different way of doing things, of acting, of living! It is possible to live differently in this world.

Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.

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.

The secret of Christian living is love. Only love fills the empty spaces caused by evil.

Once elected, the Pope is by virtue of the promise of Jesus to Peter, the Pope is preserved from the possibility of error. God would change any spend thrift politician into a responsible Pope.

All of us are called to fight #‎ humantraffickin g and #‎ slavery .

Do not be afraid to cast yourselves into the arms of God; whatever he asks of you, he will repay a hundredfold.