Among our tasks as witnesses to the love of Christ is that of giving a voice to the cry of the poor. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How many kinds of moral and material poverty we face today as a result of denying God and putting so many idols… — 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
The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us contemplate the humility of the Son of God born into poverty. Let us imitate him by sharing with those who… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Poverty is part of the natural condition and that is bad enough. But my task is to prevent the aggravation of this… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is no worse material poverty, I am keen to stress, than the poverty which prevents people from earning their bread and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I would like to ask all those who have positions of responsibility in economic, political and social life, and all men and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
To love God and neighbor is not something abstract, but profoundly concrete: it means seeing in every person and face of the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
...men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the "culture of waste." If you break a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I recognize that globalization has helped many people rise out of poverty, but it has also damned many others to starve to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
While all too many people live in dire poverty, others are caught up in materialism and lifestyles which are destructive of family… — 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
There is another form of poverty! It is the spiritual poverty of our time, which afflicts the so-called richer countries particularly seriously. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Bishops of the Philippines have asked that this year be set aside as the ‘Year of the Poor.’ I hope that… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We have begun a throw away culture. This tendency is seen on the level of individuals and whole societies; and it is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Essential to the attainment of these national goals is the moral imperative of ensuring social justice and respect for human dignity. The… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is no worse material poverty than one that does not allow for earning one’s bread and deprives one of the dignity… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the 'culture of waste.' If a computer breaks… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The key phrase used by the synod, which I'll take up again, is 'integrate' in the life of the Church the wounded… — 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
Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is another important point: encountering the poor. If we step outside ourselves we find poverty. Today-it sickens the heart to say… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we see someone who needs help, do we stop? There is so much suffering and poverty, and a great need for… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When a society lacks God, even prosperity is joined by a terrible spiritual poverty. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You may be poor yourselves in material ways, but you have an abundance of gifts to offer when you offer Christ and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It means protecting people, showing loving concern for each and every person, especially children, the elderly, those in need, who are often… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I have heard it said that families with many children and high birth rates are among the cause of poverty. It seems… — 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
We cannot wait any longer to deal with the structural causes of poverty, in order to heal our society from an illness… — 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
