Birth: December 17, 1936
Today, in Mexico, they speak 65 languages, counting the indigenous languages, 65. It is a people of great faith. They have also suffered religious pe….
The Roman Curia has its defects, but it seems to me that people often overemphasize its defects and talk too little about the health of the many reli….
I then greet and cordially thank you all, dear friends belonging to other religious traditions; first of all the Muslims, who worship the one God, li….
It is my hope that inter-religious and ecumenical cooperation will demonstrate that men and women do not have to forsake their identity, whether ethn….
We can inspire others through witness so that one grows together in communicating. BUt the worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which paralys….
To be prophets, in particular, by demonstrating how Jesus lived on this earth, and to proclaim how the kingdom of God will be in its perfection. A re….
I want to say one word to you and this word is “Joy”. Wherever there are consecrated people, seminarians, men and women religious, young people, ther….
A delicate balance is required to combat violence perpetrated in the name of a religion, an ideology or an economic system, while also safeguarding r….
Religious freedom certainly means the right to worship God, individually and in community, as our consciences dictate. But religious liberty, by its ….
[Abortion] is an evil in and of itself, but it is not a religious evil in the beginning, no, it's a human evil. Then obviously, as with every human e….
A Christian who is not a revolutionary today isn't a Christian.
Legal systems, at both the national and international level, are therefore required to recognize, guarantee and protect religious freedom, which is a….
There are no part-time Christians..
The moral problem of abortion is of a pre religious nature because the genetic code is written in a person at the moment of conception. A human being….
In God’s great plan, every detail is important, even yours, even my humble little witness, even the hidden witness of those who live their faith with….
How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith! Speaking about family life, I would like to say one thing: today, as B….
Let us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need..
In the poor and outcast we see Christ’s face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ..
China is a great nation that offers the world a great culture, so many good things. I love the Chinese people and I hope there is the possibility of ….
Faith is professed with the lips and with the heart, through words & through love..
How powerful prayer is! May we never lose the courage to say: Lord, give us your peace..