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

Resolve not to be overcome by evil, but to combat evil with good.

Faith is not a light which scatters all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices for the journey. To those who suffer, God does not provide arguments which explain everything; rather, his response is that of an accompanying presence, a history of goodness which touches every story of suffering and opens up a ray of light.

Certain realities in life are only seen through eyes that are cleansed through our tears. Let us learn how to weep

Even today, after the second failure of another world war, perhaps one can speak of a third war, one fought piecemeal, with crimes, massacres, destruction.

Do not be afraid to go and to bring Christ into every area of life, to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest away, most indifferent.

To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity!