The 'Church' is ... catholic because her communion embraces the whole human race.

The life of a family is filled with beautiful moments: rest, meals together, walks in the park or the countryside, visits to grandparents or to a sick person... But if love is missing, joy is missing, nothing is fun. Jesus gives always gives us that love: he is its endless source. In the sacrament he gives us his word and he gives us the bread of life, so that our joy may be complete.

Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation.

The two key words for the European Union are creativity and fruitfulness. That's the challenge.

Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

I want to say one word to you and this word is “Joy”. Wherever there are consecrated people, seminarians, men and women religious, young people, there is joy, there is always joy!