Challenges exist to be overcome! Let us be realists, but without losing our joy, our boldness and our hope-filled commitment. Let us not allow ourselves to be robbed of missionary vigour!

For the sake of peace, religious beliefs must never be allowed to be abused in the cause of violence and war.

Today people are suffering from poverty, but also from lack of love

Every Catholic parliamentarian must vote according their well-formed conscience. I would say just this. I believe it is sufficient because - I say well-formed because it is not the conscience of 'what seems to me.'

God never closes off horizons; He is never unconcerned about the lives and sufferings of His children. God never allows Himself to be outdone in generosity.

The Church is called to draw near to every person, beginning with the poorest and those who suffer.

Religious freedom is a fundamental human right.