When I confess a couple who have kids, a married couple, I ask, 'how many children do you have?' Some get worried and think the priest will ask why I don't have more. I would make a second question, 'Do you play with your children?' The majority say, 'but father, I have no time. I work all day.'

The Koran is a book of peace, it is a prophetic book of peace.

The whole journey of life is a journey of preparation... to see, to feel, to understand the beauty of what lies ahead, of the homeland towards which we walk.

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

It is necessary to broaden the opportunities for a stronger presence of women in the church.

Politics, according to the Social Doctrine of the Church, is one of the highest forms of charity, because it serves the common good. I cannot wash my hands, eh? We all have to give something!

Maybe it's a little crazy, but it's good to have it, but I just don't like [prizes or honors].