The first setting in which faith enlightens the human city is the family.

Let us never lose hope! God loves us always, even with our mistakes and sins.

When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God.

Many of you have asked the Lord, looking at Him: Why, Lord? And the Lord answers to each one of you, to your heart, Christ responds with His heart. It's the only thing I can tell you. Let us look to Christ, He is the Lord and He understands us because He underwent all the trials that we go through.

And does not true freedom mean choosing ways in this world that lead to the good of all and are guided by love?

For example, this, what I said about the bishops who move pedophile priests, the best thing they can do is resign. This isn't a dogmatic thing, but this is what I think.

Our efforts must aim at restoring hope, righting wrongs, maintaining commitments, and thus promoting the well-being of individuals and of peoples.