Work is fundamental to the dignity of a person. . . . It gives one the ability to maintain oneself, one's family, to contribute to the growth of one's own nation.

Are we ready to be Christians full-time, showing our commitment by word and deed?

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

Our Lady is always close to us, especially when we feel the weight of life with all its problems

I wish to make add my voice to the cry which rises up with increasing anguish from every part of the world, from every people, from the heart of each person, from the one great family which is humanity: it is the cry for peace!

The Church needs you, your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy that is so characteristic of you.

I know married Catholics in a second union who go to church, who go to church once or twice a year and say I want communion, as if joining in Communion were an award. It's a work towards integration, all doors are open, but we cannot say, 'from here on they can have communion.'