In the moment of hardship, we ask why some things happen. In those moments of suffering, questioning prayers that do not ask for explanations but beg….

I want to express my closeness to the people of the Philippines who have been struck by a strong earthquake, and I invite you to pray for that dear n….

Let us pray that the Church be holier and more humble, loving God by serving the poor, the lonely and the sick..

Not all Muslims are violent, not all Catholics are violent. It is like a fruit salad; there's everything. There are violent persons of this religion..

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….

Jesus Christ conferred power upon Peter, but what sort of power was it? Jesus’ three questions to Peter about love are followed by three commands: fe….

Not to share one’s goods with the poor is to rob them and to deprive them of life. It is not our goods that we possess, but theirs..

In your school you take part in various activities that habituate you not to shut yourselves in on yourselves or in your small world, but to be open ….

I want to see the church get closer to the people. I want to get rid of clericalism, the mundane, this closing ourselves off within ourselves, in our….

A friendship with a woman is not a sin. (It's) a friendship. A romantic relationship with a woman who is not your wife, that is a sin..

Consumerism has accustomed us to waste. But throwing food away is like stealing it from the poor and hungry..

Peace is the language we must speak..

The first setting in which faith enlightens the human city is the family..

The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the planet, the elderly lament that once beau….

Life rejuvenates and acquires energy when it multiplies: It is enriched, not impoverished..

Proclaim the beauty and truth of the Christian message to a society which is tangent by confusing presentations of sexuality, marriage and the family..

Who are we, as we stand before the child Jesus? Who are we, standing as we stand before today's children? Are we like Mary and Joseph, who welcomed J….

Things have a price and can be for sale. But people have a dignity that is priceless and worth far more than things..

As always, the ones who aren't saints make the most noise...a single tree falling makes a sound, but a whole forest growing doesn't..

Are you angry with someone? Pray for that person. That is what Christian love is..

Take good care of creation. St. Francis wanted that. People occasionally forgive, but nature never does. If we don't take care of the environment, th….