Don't confuse the evil of avoiding pregnancy by itself, with abortion.

Do not be content to live a mediocre Christian life: walk with determination along the path of holiness.

Lord, help us to recognize you in the sick, poor and suffering.

The Church in the Philippines is called to acknowledge and combat the causes of the deeply rooted inequality and injustice which mar the face of Filipino society, plainly contradicting the teaching of Christ.

Anyone who wants to be pope doesn't care much for themselves, God doesn't bless them. I didn't want to be pope.

The Golden Rule reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development. This conviction has led me, from the beginning of my ministry, to advocate at different levels for the global abolition of the death penalty.

Religious life ought to promote growth in the Church by way of attraction. The Church must be attractive. Wake up the world! Be witnesses of a different way of doing things, of acting, of living! It is possible to live differently in this world.