There are the saints of every day, the 'hidden' saints, a sort of 'middle class of holiness'... to which we can all belong.

Faith transforms the whole person precisely to the extent that he or she becomes open to love.

Maybe it's a little crazy, but it's good to have it, but I just don't like [prizes or honors].

The key phrase used by the synod, which I'll take up again, is 'integrate' in the life of the Church the wounded families, remarried families, etc. But of this one mustn't forget the children in the middle. They are the first victims, both in the wounds, and in the conditions of poverty, of work.

Dear young people, the Church expects great things of you and your generosity. Don’t be afraid to aim high.

How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith.

Auschwitz cries out with the pain of immense suffering and pleads for a future of respect, peace and encounter among peoples.