Wherever there are men and women who have consecrated their lives to God, there you find joy.

When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched. I am well aware that when someone needing food knocks at your door, you always find a way of sharing food; as the proverb says, one can always 'add more water to the beans'! Is it possible to add more water to the beans?...Always?...And you do so with love, demonstrating that true riches consist not in materials things, but in the heart!

Dear Young People, do not be mediocre; the Christian life challenges us with great ideals!

Dear young people, put your talents at the service of the Gospel, with creativity and boundless charity.

It would be nice if you as journalists - there are some books that explain the painting [ of Guadalupe] what it is like, the significance, and that is how you can understand better this great and beautiful people.

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

I wish everyone a wonderful World Cup, played in a spirit of true fraternity.