Let us ask Mary to help us fix our eyes intently on Jesus, to follow him always, even when this is demanding. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear young friends, learn to pray every day: this is the way to know Jesus and invite him into your lives. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear young people, Jesus gives us life, life in abundance. If we are close to him we will have joy in our… — 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
The Gospel teaches us what Jesus' kingdom requires of us... Reminds us that closeness and tenderness are the rules of life. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Whenever we take a step towards Jesus, we come to realize that he is already there, waiting for us with open arms. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Help one another: this is what Jesus teaches us and this what I am doing, and doing with all my heart. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Fraternal love is the nearest testimony that we can give that Jesus is alive among us. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We can study the whole history of salvation, we can study the whole of Theology, but without the Spirit we cannot understand.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept His offer of salvation… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
By saying "blessed are those who mourn", Jesus does not intend to declare an unfortunate and burdensome condition in life to be… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It occurs to me: why is it mainly women, who to pass on the faith? Simply because the one who brought us… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Joy cannot be held at heel: it must be let go. Joy is a pilgrim virtue. It is a gift that walks,… — 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
Let us pray to the Lord and ask him to protect the family in the crisis with which the devil wants to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I think we too are the people who, on the one hand, want to listen to Jesus, but on the other hand,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus tells us what the 'protocol' is, on which we will be judged. It is the one we read in chapter 25… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Who are we, as we stand before the child Jesus? Who are we, standing as we stand before today's children? Are we… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
More than by fear of going astray, my hope is that we will be moved by the fear of remaining shut up… — 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
If Jesus is to become the center of our life, we need to spend time in His presence, before the Tabernacle. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us ask the Holy Spirit for the grace to live daily according to the mind of Jesus and his Gospel. — 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
How beautiful it is to see that young people are 'street preachers,' joyfully bringing Jesus to every street, every town square and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Whoever does not pray to God, prays to the devil. When one does not profess Jesus Christ, one professes the worldliness of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Poverty calls us to sow hope… Poverty is the flesh of the poor Jesus, in that child who is hungry, in the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Be close tot he poor, the needy, to touch in their flesh the flesh of Jesus. Be close, please — 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
The mercy of Jesus is not just sentiment: indeed it is a force that gives life, that raises man up! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance, says Jesus. This is where true wealth is found,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we take the poor away from the Gospel, we won't be able to understand the whole message of Jesus Christ. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When Jesus stepped into the waters of the Jordan and was baptized by John the Baptist, he did so not because he… — 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
Do not be afraid! Our Father is patient, he loves us, he gives us Jesus to guide us on the way which… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I believe in God - not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I entered the diocesan seminary. I liked the Dominicans, and I had Dominican friends. But then I chose the Society of Jesus,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We ask the risen Jesus, who turns death into life, to change hatred into love, vengeance into forgiveness, war into peace. Yes,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You might say, 'Can't we have a more human Christianity, without the cross, without Jesus, without stripping ourselves?' In this way we'd… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us ask the Lord for the grace to take these things seriously. He came to fight for our salvation. He won… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Following Jesus means taking up one's own cross to accompany him on his path, an uncomfortable path that is not one of… — 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
