Birth: December 17, 1936
All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her dignity..
The Internet offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God..
This culture of waste has made us insensitive even to the waste and disposal of food, which is even more despicable when all over the world, unfortun….
Whoever says he is without sin is a liar or is blind..
We have to find a new balance; otherwise even the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall like a house of cards, losing the freshness and fragr….
If money and material things become the center of our lives, they seize us and make us slaves..
Today people are suffering from poverty, but also from lack of love.
Human trafficking is a crime against humanity. We must unite our efforts to free the victims and stop this increasingly aggressive crime which threat….
Today is [the feast of] Santa Rita, Patron Saint of impossible things - but this seems impossible: let us ask of her this grace, this grace that all,….
With God, nothing is lost; but without him, everything is lost..
At this time of crisis we cannot be concerned solely with ourselves, withdrawing into loneliness, discouragement and a sense of powerlessness in the ….
It is not enough to say we are Christians. We must live the faith, not only with our words, but with our actions..
Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us..
The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love..
All it takes is one good person to restore hope..
You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works..
Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven..
The charismatics confused the holy liturgy with a school of samba, but than I was converted when I got to know them better and saw the good they do..
When it comes to the care of our common home, we are living at a critical moment of history..
Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone..
Go, do not be afraid and serve.