That which gives us true freedom and true happiness is the compassionate love of Christ. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The love of God is not something vague or generic; the love of God has a name and a face: Jesus Christ. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I have neither silver nor gold, but I bring with me the most precious thing given to me: Jesus Christ. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every child that isn't born, but is unjustly condemned to be aborted, has the face of Jesus Christ, has the face of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
To be an ambassador for Christ means to invite everyone to a personal encounter with Jesus — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We could also say that there is only one real kind of poverty: not living as children of God and brothers and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We cannot live as Christians separate from the rock who is Christ. He gives us strength and stability, but also joy and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Truth, according to the Christian faith, is God's love for us in Jesus Christ. Therefore, truth is a relationship. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A poverty learned with the humble, the poor, the sick and all those who are on the existential outskirts of life. A… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
True peace is not a balance of opposing forces, and it is not ‘a lovely façade’ simply covering conflicts and divisions. Rather,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We are called to be 'ambassadors for Christ' (2 Cor 5:20). Ours is a ministry of reconciliation ... To be an ambassador… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A second key area where you are called to make a contribution is in showing concern for the environment. This is not… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
All Christians need an 'ecological conversion', whereby the effects of their encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in their relationship with the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This is me, a sinner on whom the Lord has turned his gaze. And this is what I said when they asked… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
As Christians, we have an additional reason to love and serve the poor; for in them we see the face and the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The proclamation of the Gospel is destined primarily to the poor, to those who often lack the essentials for a decent life.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
For just as some people want a purely spiritual Christ, without flesh and without the cross, they also want their interpersonal relationships… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is the Paraclete Spirit, the "Comforter", who grants us the courage to take to the streets of the world, bringing the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In your school you take part in various activities that habituate you not to shut yourselves in on yourselves or in your… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I entrust this Twenty-second World Day of the Sick to the intercession of Mary. I ask her to help the sick to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Being Christian is not just obeying orders but means being in Christ, thinking like him, acting like him, loving like him; it… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
All revealed truths derive from the same divine source and are to be believed with the same faith, yet some of them… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear friends, let us not forget the flesh of Christ which is in the flesh of refugees: their flesh is the flesh… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let Christ turn your natural optimism into Christian hope, your energy into moral virtue, your good will into genuine self-sacrificin g love!… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Lent is a favorable time for letting Christ serve us so that we in turn may become more like Him. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Do not be afraid to go and to bring Christ into every area of life, to the fringes of society, even to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Being a Christian is not just about following commandments: it is about letting Christ take possession of our lives and transform them. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A Christian is never bored or sad. Rather, the one who loves Christ is full of joy and radiates joy. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
One day we will see our animals again in eternity of Christ. Paradise is open to all God’s creatures. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we are truly in love with Christ and if we sense how much he loves us, our heart will 'light up'… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When we do not profess Jesus Christ, we profess the worldliness of the devil, a demonic worldliness. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christ leads us to go out from ourselves more and more, to give ourselves and to serve others. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christ’s love and friendship are no illusion. On the Cross Jesus showed how real they are. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In the poor and outcast we see Christ’s face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ, or at least an openness… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear young people, Christ asks you to be wide awake and alert, to see the things in life that really matter. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Sacraments are Jesus Christ’s presence in us. So it is important for us to go to Confession and receive Holy Communion. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The poor is the center of the Gospel. If we take out the poor, we cannot understand the message of Christ — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ...It is a crime… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christ comes among us at Christmas: it is the perfect time for a personal encounter with the Lord. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities. — Pope Francis Copy Share
Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus. — Pope Francis Copy Share
“Most people nowadays would not consider love as related in any way to truth. Love is seen as an experience associated with the world… — Pope Francis Copy Share
The family remains the basic unit of society and the first school in which children learn the human, spiritual and moral values which enable… — Pope Francis Copy Share
I like to say that women are those who form life in their wombs - and this is a comparison I make - they… — Pope Francis Copy Share
I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber but rather an encounter with the Lord’s mercy which spurs… — Pope Francis Copy Share
To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater… — Pope Francis Copy Share
In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves. — Pope Francis Copy Share
I entrust this Twenty-second World Day of the Sick to the intercession of Mary. I ask her to help the sick to bear their… — Pope Francis Copy Share
Certain realities in life are only seen through eyes that are cleansed through our tears. Let us learn how to weep — Pope Francis Copy Share
