Dear young people, Jesus wants to be your friend, and wants you to spread the joy of this friendship everywhere. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
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 Image
To follow Jesus means putting him first, and stripping ourselves of all the things that oppress our hearts. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How wonderful it is to be surprised by God’s call, to embrace his word, and to walk in the footsteps of Jesus...… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Help one another. This is what Jesus teaches us. This is what I do, and I do it with my heart. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Accept the risen Jesus into your life. Even if you have been far away, take a small step towards Him. He awaits… — 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
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
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
Being a disciple means being constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others, and this can happen unexpectedly and in… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Sin is not a stain that I must wash out. What I need to do is ask forgiveness and reconcile myself, not… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus speaks in the silence of the mystery of the Eucharist and reminds us each time that following him means going out… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Everyone say to himself: 'When was the last time I went to confession?' And if it has been a long time, don't… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We can walk when we want to, we can build many things, but if we do not witness to Jesus Christ then… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
To be prophets, in particular, by demonstrating how Jesus lived on this earth, and to proclaim how the kingdom of God will… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When we give help to the poor, we are not doing the work of aid agencies 'in a Christian way'. Those are… — 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
Let the risen Jesus enter your life, welcome him as a friend, with trust: he is life! If up till now you… — 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
Our families need to ask for the gift of the Spirit! Through prayer, even in the busiest times, we give time back… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ conferred power upon Peter, but what sort of power was it? Jesus’ three questions to Peter about love are followed… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus understands our weaknesses and sins; and he forgives us if we allow ourselves to be forgiven. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Each encounter with Jesus fills us with joy, with that deep joy which only God can give. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us draw from the crib the joy and deep peace that Jesus comes to bring to the world. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus is not a figure from the past: He continues now and always to light the way for us. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We must walk united with our differences: there is no other way to become one. This is the way of Jesus. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Everyone must be a missionary, everyone can hear that call of Jesus and go forth and proclaim the Kingdom! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Be close to the poor and to those in need, so as to touch in their flesh the wounded flesh of Jesus.… — 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
There is never a reason to lose hope. Jesus says: “I am with you until the end of the world. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus is more than a friend. He is a teacher of truth and life who shows us the way that leads to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Ours is not a joy born of having many possessions, but of having encountered a person: Jesus in our midst. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This is God's way, the way of humility. It is the way of Jesus; there is no other. And there can be… — 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
Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May the World Day of Consecrated Life be a timely occasion to rediscover the centrality of Jesus in our lives. — 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
