"We have the big challenge of poverty; I mean material poverty. It is a country of tremendous historical riches and va…"

"Seripando displayed burning zeal, working especially to bring about a thorough reform of his order and to purge it of…"

"The best elements of humanism and Christianity were united in him."

"He distinguished himself by his zeal for the purity of the text of Holy Writ, and also by his peculiar views concerni…"

"Interviewer: Is the arms race encouraged by some leaders in Europe justified, in your opinion? Cardinal Battaglia: I …"

"E voi, mercanti della morte, continuate a passare sotto quella croce come passarono un giorno i soldati, spartendovi …"

"(About the Assumption of Mary) She who was conceived without spot and borne without pain, who became mother without l…"

"Of all the things to seek, the first is wisdom, in which lies the form of perfect goodness."

"Wisdom enlightens human beings so that they may recognise themselves."

"Tell me, I beg you, what – among all things – has become the one thing for you, the thing you want to embrace in a un…"