When a society lacks God, even prosperity is joined by a terrible spiritual poverty.

We also try to reach out to people who are far away, via digital means, the web and brief messaging.

Obeying God is listening to God, having an open heart to follow the path that God points out to us.

In this Year of Faith, we pray to the Lord that the Church may always be a true family that brings God’s love to everyone.

My choices, including those related to the day-to-day aspects of life, like the use of a modest car, are related to a spiritual discernment that responds to a need that arises from looking at things, at people and from reading the signs of the times. Discernment in the Lord guides me in my way of governing.

In some countries, if you carry the Gospel, you can go to jail. You can't carry a cross, because you'll have to pay a fine. But still, the heart rejoices.

Brothers and sisters, good evening. You all know that the duty of the conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. It seems that my brother cardinals have gone almost to the ends of the earth to get him... but here we are.