Birth: December 17, 1936
To live as true children of God means to love our neighbour and to be close to those who are lonely and in difficulty.
Be close to the poor and to those in need, so as to touch in their flesh the wounded flesh of Jesus. Please, draw near to them!.
All of us must care for life, cherish life, with tenderness, warmth...to give life is to open (our) heart, and to care for life is to (give oneself) ….
Before I give you a blessing, I ask you for a favor: I want you to bless me..
To build peace is difficult but to live without it is torment..
It’s like in soccer: you have to deal with the penalties where they fall; you can’t choose where they’re going to land. Life is like that, and you ha….
Pay attention, my young friends: to go against the current; this is good for the heart, but we need courage to swim against the tide. ... We Christia….
We are called to live our baptism every day, as new creatures, clothed in Christ..
Our mission as Christians is to conform ourselves evermore to Jesus as the model of our lives..
I thank all missionaries, men and women who quietly work hard for the Lord and their brothers and sisters..
The Church is a mother, not an entrepreneur..
The joy of the Gospel is for all people: no one can be excluded..
Religion has the right to express its opinion in the service of the people, but God in creation has set us free: it is not possible to interfere spir….
An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you….
If we live the faith in our daily life, then our work too becomes a chance to spread the joy of being a Christian..
People in every nation enhance the social dimension of their lives by acting as committed and responsible citizens..
When I was a seminarian, I was dazzled by a girl I met at an uncle’s wedding. I was surprised by her beauty, her intellectual brilliance… and, well, ….
Let us ask the Lord for this grace: that our hearts become free and filled with light, so that we can rejoice as children of God..
Almost without being aware of it, we end up being incapable of feeling compassion at the outcry of the poor, weeping for other people's pain, and fee….
Christianity spreads through the joy of disciples who know that they are loved and saved..
Every religion has its dignity ... in freedom of expression there are limits..