the Twelve Apostles are the most evident sign of Jesus' will regarding the existence and mission of his Church, the guarantee that between Christ and….

Being a Christian means having love. That is unbelievably difficult and, at the same time, incredibly simple..

The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness..

A Christian knows when it is time to speak of God and when it is better to say nothing and to let love alone speak. He knows that God is love and tha….

The primary contribution that the Church offers to the development of mankind and peoples does not consist merely in material means or technical solu….

Material possessions, in themselves, are good. We would not survive for long without money, clothing and shelter. We must eat in order to stay alive.….

I urge you to continue your fraternal cooperation with one another in the spirit of the community of Christ's disciples, united in your love for him ….

As I passed alongside it, I prayed for a future in which the peoples of the Holy Land can live together in peace and harmony without the need for suc….

A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for Holy Communion, if he were to deliberately vote fo….

To some extent, this urge to break out of the ordinary is present in every generation. Part of being young is desiring something beyond everyday life….

The "door of faith" (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering entry into his Church. It is pos….

Dear brothers and sisters...The Lord is calling me to "climb the mountain", to devote myself even more to prayer and meditation. But this does not me….

Dear young people, let me now ask you a question. What will you leave to the next generation? Are you building your lives on firm foundations, buildi….

Today, the need to avoid confusing marriage with other types of unions based on weak love is especially urgent. It is only the rock of total, irrevoc….

Each one of us needs time and space for recollection, meditation and calmness.... Thanks be to God that this is so! In fact, this need tells us that ….

Advent is the spiritual season of hope par excellence, and in this season the whole Church is called to be hope, for itself and for the world..

The real 'action' in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself. This is what is new and distinctive about ….

We are building a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive and whose ultimate goal consists solely of one's own ego ….

Only in truth does charity shine forth, only in truth can charity be authentically lived. Truth is the light that gives meaning and value to charity.….

If Jesus has become your hope, communicate this to others with your joy and your spiritual, apostolic and social engagement. Let Christ dwell within ….

To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rat….