The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes.

I believe in God - not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being.

If there is no humility, love remains blocked.

Let's pray for whole world that there be brotherhood. I hope this journey of the church we begin today is fruitful for evangelization.

Fraternal love is the nearest testimony that we can give that Jesus is alive among us.

Let us ask Mary to help us fix our eyes intently on Jesus, to follow him always, even when this is demanding.

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.