Those who cannot manage to give a little of themselves always give too little.
(General Audience, January 9, 2013)
True unity could never be founded upon relationships which deny the equal dignity of other persons.
(Discourse on the occasion of the youth vigil, Randwick Racecourse, 19 July 2008)
Almsgiving helps us to overcome this constant temptation, teaching us to respond to our neighbor’s needs and to share with others whatever we possess through divine goodness.
(Message for Lent 2008, October 30, 2007)
"Peter’s Pence" is the most typical expression of the participation of all the faithful in the Bishop of Rome's projects of good for the universal Church. The collection is a gesture that not only has practical value but is also highly symbolic as a sign of communion with the Pope and attention to the needs of the brethren.
(Address to the Members of the Circle of St. Peter, 25 February 2006)
The Christian’s programme —the programme of the Good Samaritan, the programme of Jesus—is ‘a heart which sees’. This heart sees where love is needed and acts accordingly”.
(Encyclical Letter Deus caritas est 31, December 25, 2005)
The Church can never be exempted from practising charity as an organized activity of believers, and on the other hand, there will never be a situation where the charity of each individual Christian is unnecessary, because in addition to justice man needs, and will always need, love.
(Encyclical Letter Deus caritas est, December 25, 2005)