Remembrance saves a people's soul from whatever or whoever would attempt to dominate it or use it for their interests.

The Internet offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God.

Politics is the most important of the civil activities and has its own field of action, which is not that of religion.

In the Church, and in the journey of faith, women have had and still have a special role in opening doors to the Lord.

We need to provide an education which teaches crit­ical thinking and encourages the development of mature moral values.

At times we can be self-absorbed. Lord, help us to open our hearts to others and to serve those who are most vulnerable.

Putin has big plans for Russia...Hats off to the Russians. I think I would just get along very well with Vladimir Putin.

The family is the most important wealth of a nation. May we endeavor to defend and strengthen the foundation of society.

If we wish to follow Christ closely, we cannot choose an easy, quiet life. It will be a demanding life, but full of joy.

The mystery of the Cross, a mystery of love, can only be understood in prayer. Pray and weep, kneeling before the Cross.

The Lord always grants more than what he has been asked: you ask him to remember you, and he brings you into his Kingdom!

Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!

Let no one consider themselves to be the 'armour' of God while planning and carrying out acts of violence and oppression!

Dear young people, let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life. Be amazed by what is true and beautiful, what is of God!

Praise is the 'breath' which gives us life, because it is intimacy with God, an intimacy that grows through daily praise.

Our life is made up of time, and time is a gift from God, so it is important that it be used in good and fruitful actions.

I invite [journalists] to seriously study the facts of Guadalupe. The Madonna is there. I cannot find another explanation.

All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her dignity.

I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.

In this Year of Faith, we pray to the Lord that the Church may always be a true family that brings God’s love to everyone.

Christian love is loving without counting the cost. This is the lesson of the Good Samaritan; this is the lesson of Jesus.

Cars are necessary, but take a more humble one. Think of how many children die of hunger and dedicate the savings to them.

Do I pray that the Lord gives me the desire to do his will, or do I look for compromises because I'm afraid of God's will?

If we see someone who needs help, do we stop? There is so much suffering and poverty, and a great need for good Samaritans.

The Sacraments are Jesus Christ’s presence in us. So it is important for us to go to Confession and receive Holy Communion.

I don't know how things stand in the thinking of the Italian parliament. The Pope doesn't get mixed up in Italian politics.

There are the saints of every day, the 'hidden' saints, a sort of 'middle class of holiness'... to which we can all belong.

Dear brothers and sisters, the Church loves you! Be an active presence in the community, as living cells, as living stones.

The Gospel teaches us what Jesus' kingdom requires of us... Reminds us that closeness and tenderness are the rules of life.

Let us contemplate the humility of the Son of God born into poverty. Let us imitate him by sharing with those who are weak.

We must always walk in the presence of the Lord, in the light of the Lord, always trying to live in an irreprehensible way.

Filipinos everywhere are known for their love of God, their fervent piety and their warm devotion to Our Lady and her rosary

Christmas celebrations are often full of sound. It would be good for us to make room for silence, to hear the voice of Love.

Every time we judge our brother in our hearts or worse when we speak badly of them with others, we are murdering Christians.

I don’t know if it is all (man’s fault) but the majority is, for the most part, it is man who continuously slaps down nature.

May we learn to say “thank you” to God and to one another. We teach children to do it, and then we forget to do it ourselves!

I think that even the Mexican society is a victim of all of this, of these crimes of "cleaning" people, of discarding people.

To live charitably means not looking out for our own interests, but carrying the burdens of the weakest and poorest among us.

Consumerism has brought us anxiety. Set aside time to play with your children, and turn off the TV when they sit down to eat.

Poverty is part of the natural condition and that is bad enough. But my task is to prevent the aggravation of this condition.

We must not believe the Evil One when he tells us that there is nothing we can do in the face of violence, injustice and sin.

Holy Week is a privileged time when we are called to draw near to Jesus: friendship with him is shown in times of difficulty.

How many kinds of moral and material poverty we face today as a result of denying God and putting so many idols in his place!

Auschwitz cries out with the pain of immense suffering and pleads for a future of respect, peace and encounter among peoples.

Forgiveness, dialogue, reconciliation - these are the words of peace, in beloved Syria, in the Middle East, in all the world.

Every child that isn't born, but is unjustly condemned to be aborted, has the face of Jesus Christ, has the face of the Lord.

Let us pray for all good and faithful priests who dedicate themselves to their people with generosity and unknown sacrifices.

The Pope appeals for disinterested solidarity and for a return to person-centred ethics in the world of finance and economics.

Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation.

Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she bears witness to God’s love. Be missionaries of God’s tenderness!

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