Birth: December 17, 1936
Be present to those who, living in the midst of a society burdened by poverty and corruption, are broken in spirit, tempted to give up, to leave scho….
In the silence of the Cross, the uproar of weapons ceases and the language of reconciliation, forgiveness, dialogue and peace is spoken..
We have created new idols. The worship of the ancient golden calf (cf. Ex 32:1-35) has returned in a new and ruthless guise in the idolatry of money ….
A society which abandons children and the elderly severs its roots and darkens its future..
The right to life is the first among human rights..
Charity that does not change the situation of the poor isn't enough..
Preparation for marriage is very important. It's very, very important because I believe it is something that in the Church, in common pastoral minist….
REJECT ALL FORMS OF CORRUPTION THAT DIVERT RESOURCES FROM THE POOR.
More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society..
I wish everyone a wonderful World Cup, played in a spirit of true fraternity..
Let us never lose hope! God loves us always, even with our mistakes and sins..
The victims of problems of the family are the children. The children. Even of problems that neither husband nor wife have a say in..
God shows up with surprises..
You might say, 'Can't we have a more human Christianity, without the cross, without Jesus, without stripping ourselves?' In this way we'd become past….
An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral..
Work is fundamental to the dignity of the person. Work, to use an image, 'anoints' with dignity, fills us with dignity, makes us similar to God who h….
Resolve not to be overcome by evil, but to combat evil with good..
All too often, as we know from experience, people do not choose life; they do not accept the gospel of life, but let themselves be led by ideologies ….
To be good Christians you have to contemplate the suffering humanity of Jesus. "How can we bear witness? Contemplate Jesus. How can we forgive? Conte….
An evangelizing community gets involved in word and deed in people’s daily lives; it bridges distances, it is willing to abase itself if necessary, a….
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….