Faith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God.

The Family that prays together, stays together.

You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.

Christ is the sacrament of the invisible God - a sacrament that indicates presence. God is with us.

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christ's vineyard.

May the culture of life and love render vain the logic of death.

The Gospel lives in conversation with culture, and if the Church holds back from the culture, the Gospel itself falls silent. Therefore, we must be fearless in crossing the threshold of the communication and information revolution now taking place.