This is the mission of every Christian: lumina pandit - to spread the light and to tell the world of God's love. — 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
The secret of Christian living is love. Only love fills the empty spaces caused by evil. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christians know how to face difficulties, trials and defeat with serenity and hope in the Lord. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We who are Christians, members of God’s family, are called to go out to the needy and to serve them. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Christian truth is attractive and persuasive because it responds to humanity's deepest needs. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us seek to live in a way that is always worthy of our Christian vocation — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Miracles happen. But prayer is needed! Prayer that is courageous, struggling and persevering, not prayer that is a mere formality. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A Christian who withdraws into himself, hiding all that the Lord has given him, is not a Christian! I would ask the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You just can’t say that, just as you can’t say that all Christians are fundamentalists. We have our share of them (fundamentalists).… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christian marriage is that sacrament which builds up the community of the Church and of society. Marriage has been inscribed in creation's… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May the Santo Niño continue to bless the Philippines and may he sustain the Christians of this great nation in their vocation… — 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
“And here the first word that I wish to say to you: joy! Do not be men and women of sadness: a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The true strength of the Christian is the power of truth and love, which leads to the renunciation of all violence. Faith… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It makes no difference whether they be Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Protestants. They are Christians! Their blood is one and the same.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us never give in to pessimism, to that bitterness that the devil offers us every day. Do not give in to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“It is so very sad to find a worldly Christian who is sure—according to him or her—of that security that the faith… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Being Christian without the Church doesn't make sense. That's why the great Paul VI, said that the most absurd dichotomy is loving… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Sometimes we are tempted to be that kind of Christian who keeps the Lord’s wounds at arm’s length. Yet Jesus wants us… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
First of all, you ask me if the God of Christians forgives one who doesn't believe and doesn't seek the faith. Premise… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If you don’t learn how to cry, you cannot be a good Christian. When they posed this question to us – why… — 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
How powerful prayer is! May we never lose the courage to say: Lord, give us your peace. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear young people, don't be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In the difficult moments of life, Christians can turn to the Mother of God and find protection and care. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Christian who does not feel that the Virgin Mary is his or her mother is an orphan. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I cannot imagine a Christian who does not know how to smile. May we joyfully witness to our faith. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is the tendency to place ourselves and our ambitions at the center of our lives. This is very human, but it… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christmas celebrations are often full of sound. It would be good for us to make room for silence, to hear the voice… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she bears witness to God’s love. Be missionaries of God’s tenderness! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Each individual Christian and every community is called to be an instrument of God for the liberation and promotion of the poor. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The laity are called to become a leaven of Christian living within society. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we live the faith in our daily life, then our work too becomes a chance to spread the joy of being… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Christian family is missionary: it announces the love of God to the world. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our mission as Christians is to conform ourselves evermore to Jesus as the model of our lives. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be - and not building bridges - is not Christian. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is not enough to say we are Christians. We must live the faith, not only with our words, but with our… — 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
