Birth: December 17, 1936
We cannot live as Christians separate from the rock who is Christ. He gives us strength and stability, but also joy and serenity..
Soccer must play a socio-cultural role. We reach 1.6 billion people, thanks to the positive emotions that soccer triggers, FIFA is more influential t….
We need to proclaim the Gospel on every street corner, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing, even with our preaching, every kind of dis….
From Rome, now the nuncio is on the border where [Ukrainians] are fighting, helping soldiers and the wounded. The Church of Rome has sent so much hel….
"Do you love me?"; "Are you my friend?". The One who scrutinizes hearts (cf. Rom 8:27), makes himself a beggar of love and questions us on the one tr….
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….
In a world like this, media can help us to feel closer to one another, creating a sense of unity of the human family which can in turn inspire solida….
All of us are called to fight # humantraffickin g and # slavery ..
Faith is not a light which scatters all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices for the journey. To those who suffe….
The church does not need apologists of its causes nor crusaders of its battles, but sowers humble and confident of the truth, who ... trust of its po….
Sin is not a stain that I must wash out. What I need to do is ask forgiveness and reconcile myself, not go to the drycleaners. I have to go encounter….
The Gospel teaches us what Jesus' kingdom requires of us... Reminds us that closeness and tenderness are the rules of life..
We don't have to expect everything from those who govern us; that would be juvenile..
A Church without women is like the college of the Apostles without Mary... Our Lady is more important than the Apostles! She is more important! The C….
I make a forceful and urgent call to the entire Catholic Church, and also to every Christian of other confessions, as well as to followers of every r….
Faith is not a light which scatters all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices for the journey..
Challenges exist to be overcome! Let us be realists, but without losing our joy, our boldness and our hope-filled commitment. Let us not allow oursel….
The culture of comfort, which makes us think only of ourselves, makes us insensitive to the cries of other people..
It also happens to me that when I meet a clericalist, I suddenly become anti-clerical. Clericalism should not have anything to do with Christianity. ….
For the sake of peace, religious beliefs must never be allowed to be abused in the cause of violence and war..
We need to be creative with young people. If they have no opportunities, they will get into drugs and be vulnerable to suicide..