Birth: December 17, 1936
It makes no difference whether they be Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Protestants. They are Christians! Their blood is one and the same. Their blood c….
From the way children are treated society can be judged..
If priest is closed to forgiveness, he won't receive it, because he locked the door from the inside. And what remains is to pray for the Lord to open….
There is the tendency to place ourselves and our ambitions at the center of our lives. This is very human, but it is not Christian..
Consumerism has led us to become used to an excess and daily waste of food, to which, at times, we are no longer able to give a just value, which goe….
During my visit to the Philippines, I wanted in a particular way to meet with young people, to listen to you and to talk to you. I want to express th….
I like this idea of the re-foundation of the European Union, maybe it can be done, because Europe - I do not say is unique, but it has a force, a cul….
How many solutions are found to family problems if we take time to reflect? If we think of a husband or wife and we dream about their good qualities ….
Money at the service of life can be managed in the right way by cooperatives, on condition that it is a real cooperative where capital does not have ….
War is not to be waged in the name of God..
My people are poor and I am one of them..
It is also painful to see that the struggle against hunger and malnutrition is hindered by market priorities, the primacy of profit, which have reduc….
You can't provoke, you can't insult the faith of others, you can't make fun of faith..
For this the Gospel offers us a serene way forward: using the three languages of the mind, heart and hands - and to use them in harmony. What you thi….
The parish is the presence of the Church in any given territory, an environment for hearing God's word, for growth in Christian life, for dialogue, p….
The human person is in danger: this is certain, the human person is in danger today, here is the urgency of human ecology! And it is a serious danger….
There is no worse material poverty than one that does not allow for earning one’s bread and deprives one of the dignity of work. Youth unemployment, ….
The people that does not care for its children or grandparents is a people that has not future. Because it doesn't have the strength or the memory to….
I don't like to speak of Islamic violence, because every day, when I browse the newspapers, I see violence, here in Italy... this one who has murdere….
For us Christians, love of neighbour springs from love of God; and it is its most limpid expression. Here one tries to love one's neighbour, but also….
Putin has big plans for Russia...Hats off to the Russians. I think I would just get along very well with Vladimir Putin..