Nigerian nun Bernadette Duru says the African church hierarchy is indifferent to people in rural areas.

Asked about Donald Trump, [Pope] Francis said a person who thinks only about building walls and not building bridges is not Christian, a remark you might remember that Trump described as disgraceful.

The Vatican has always had a core of diplomats for centuries. It has ambassadors in 180 countries and always played a kind of behind-the-scene role in many world issues.

Father Jude Nnorom also criticized his church leaders, saying the simple lifestyle followed by Pope Francis should challenge African bishops to ask themselves.

Father Jude Nnorom says he hopes the pope's travels in Africa will help end all the wars ravaging the continent.

[Pope Francis] symbolically took the migrant south-north route to the United States by going to Cuidad Juarez on the border with Texas, and there he spoke of the human dignity of immigrants.

[Pope Francis] lashed out against what he called malevolent resistance to his reforms.

I think [Pope] Francis intends to forge ahead with his reform agenda.

[Pope Francis] did something that both his two predecessors had failed to do - John Paul II and Benedict. Francis met with the Russian patriarch of the Orthodox Church.

We have a pope [Francis] who's very popular among the Catholic faithful and non-Catholics, but there's no doubt he's going to continue to face resistance from conservatives inside the church.

Rapport is the link between meeting and communicating.

Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.

Darkness is only light's absence.

We cannot bear a pointless torment, but we can endure great pain if we believe that it's purposeful.

Revenge is the concern of those who are at some point or other beaten. I am not beaten, I told myself. No, not beaten. And victory is far more interesting to contemplate than revenge.

Be humble because until the sun with all its grandeur, let the moon shine.

So plant your own gardens and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

What we have not has made us what we are. / ... / What we are not drives us to consummation.

I get inspired by my friends, and if a friend is a writer, that is even deeper.

When your teeth are gone, learn to like mush.