reason for concern and vigilance. |
So I went forward in my life, and thanks to God, the Lord has always taken me by the hand, guided me even in difficult situations. |
Terrorist activity is continually recurring in various parts of the world, sowing death and destruction and plunging many of our brothers and sisters into grief and despair. |
Thank you for your service of 500 years! |
Thank you from the heart to all those who in various ways are near me or follow me spiritually with affection and prayers from afar. To each one of you, I ask you to continue to support me by praying to God to let me be his gentle and firm pastor of his church. |
The cardinals have elected me, a simple and humble worker in the Lord's vineyard. |
The dove wants to stay with the pope but it will find its freedom. |
The ecclesial communities which have not preserved the valid Episcopate and the genuine and integral substance of the Eucharistic mystery, are not Churches in the proper sense; however, those who are baptized in these communities are, by Baptism, incorporated in Christ and thus are in a certain communion, albeit imperfect, with the Church. |
The entire city of Rome has gathered symbolically for this moving moment of reflection and prayer. |
The family has always been at the center of attention of my venerable predecessors, especially John Paul II. He was convinced, and reiterated it many times, that a crisis within the family comes at the grave detriment of our civilization. |
The Holy Father, with his words and his works, has given us great things; but no less important is the lesson he gave us from the chair of suffering and silence. |
The loving eyes of God look on the human being, considered full and complete at its beginning. |
The modern age is often seen as an awakening of reason from its slumbers, humanity's enlightenment after an age of darkness. |
The new pope knows that his task is to make the light of Christ shine before men and women of world -- not his own light, but that of Christ. |
The State of Israel has to be able to exist peacefully in conformity with the norms of international law. Equally, the Palestinian people has to be able to develop serenely its own democratic institutions for a free and prosperous future. |