Birth: December 17, 1936
Certain realities of life we only see through eyes cleansed by our tears..
The fruits of this profound union with Jesus are marvelous: our whole being is transformed by the grace of the Holy Spirit: soul, intelligence, will,….
At the first meeting I had with the (Italian) bishops in May 2013, one of the three things I said was: with the Italian government you're on your own….
May the World Day of Consecrated Life be a timely occasion to rediscover the centrality of Jesus in our lives..
I don't live in the papal residence. I live in a simple apartment behind the Vatican gas station..
Be dispensers of God's grace, not controllers. Don't be the Holy Spirit's customs agents..
We have observed that, in society and the world in which we live, selfishness has increased more than love for others, and that men of good will must….
It is not possible to go backwards. We must go forward. Always forward..
There's only a very small representation of girls among you. Too little. Women have much to tell us in today’s society. Sometimes we are too machista….
Lord, teach us to step outside ourselves. Teach us to go out into the streets and manifest your love..
Press on! Don't let yourselves be robbed of hope. Understood?.
A God who draws near out of love, the Holy Father continued, walks with His people, and this walk comes to an unimaginable point. We could never have….
You cannot be in a position of power and destroy the life of another person..
Let us ask the Lord for the grace to take these things seriously. He came to fight for our salvation. He won against the devil! Please, let us not do….
How many young people, how many young people of our Europe, whom we have left empty of ideals, who do not have work... they take drugs, alcohol, or g….
Negative feelings choke the Lord’s word in us..
The Rosary is a school of Prayer. The Rosary is a school of Faith..
Everyone is called, everyone is sent out… The call of God can reach us on the assembly line and in the office, in the supermarket and in the stairwel….
Mary’s life shows that God accomplishes great deeds through those who are the most humble..
If globalization is a sphere, where each point is equidistant from the centre, then it isn't good because it annuls each of us. But if globalization ….
A second key area where you are called to make a contribution is in showing concern for the environment. This is not only because this country, more ….