Birth: December 17, 1936
The Christian family is missionary: it announces the love of God to the world..
Evolution in nature is not opposed to the notion of Creation, because evolution presupposes the creation of beings that evolve..
It's best to not confuse optimism with hope. Optimism is a psychological attitude toward life. Hope goes further. It is an anchor that one hurls towa….
When I saw from Rome that catastrophe (brought by Yolanda) I had to be here. And on those very days I decided to come here. I am here to be with you ….
It seems that humanity is incapable of putting a halt to the shedding of innocent blood..
Proselytism is solemn nonsense, it makes no sense. We need to get to know each other, listen to each other and improve our knowledge of the world aro….
The scourge of drug trafficking, that favors violence and sows the seeds of suffering and death, requires of society as a whole an act of courage..
If I speak of Islamic violence, I must speak of Catholic violence..
If there is no humility, love remains blocked..
This is what marriage is all about - Man and woman walking together, wherein the husband helps his wife to become ever more a woman, and wherein the ….
Do not lose hope; St. Joseph also experienced moments of difficulty, but he never lost faith and was able to overcome them, in the certainty that God….
The Mexican people, you cannot explain this wealth, this history, this joy, the capacity to celebrate amid these tragedies that you have asked about.….
Faith transforms the whole person precisely to the extent that he or she becomes open to love..
There is no cross, big or small, in our life which the Lord does not share with us..
Do not be content to live a mediocre Christian life: walk with determination along the path of holiness..
Let's not be naive, we're not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God. We are not talking abo….
When a child has a bad dream and wakes up crying, Dad goes and says, 'Don't be afraid, don't be scared. I'm here.' The Lord speaks this way, too... U….
The one thing that the Catholic Church desires, and that I seek as Bishop of Rome, “the Church which presides in charity”, is communion with the Orth….
We proclaim the resurrection of Christ when his light illuminates the dark moments of our existence, and we are able share it with others.
Putin has big plans for Russia...Hats off to the Russians. I think I would just get along very well with Vladimir Putin..
We too need to protect, guide, and encourage our young people, helping them to build a society worthy of their great spiritual and cultural heritage.….