The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend him or herself. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Life once conceived, must be protected with the utmost care; abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is horrific even to think that there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Abortion is without a doubt one of the greatest moral evils within modernity. As the "Advocate of Christian Memory," a pope must… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods. The teaching of the church,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
While new rights are attributed to or indeed almost presumed by the individual, life is not always protected as the primary value… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Europe has discarded its children. A bit triumphantly. I remember that when I was studying in one country the clinics that did… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Don't confuse the evil of avoiding pregnancy by itself, with abortion. Abortion is not a theological problem, it is a human problem,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
[Abortion] is an evil in and of itself, but it is not a religious evil in the beginning, no, it's a human… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every child who, rather than being born, is condemned unjustly to being aborted, bears the face of Jesus Christ, bears the face… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend himself. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The moral problem of abortion is of a pre religious nature because the genetic code is written in a person at the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods. The teaching of the church… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, what is thrown away is not only food and dispensable objects, but often human beings themselves, who are discarded as 'unnecessary.'… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We should commit ourselves to 'eucharistic coherence,' that is, we should be conscious that people cannot receive holy communion and at the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Don't confuse the evil of avoiding pregnancy by itself, with abortion. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is necessary to reaffirm our solid opposition to any direct offense against life, especially when innocent and defenseless, and the unborn… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Abortion is not a theological problem, it is a human problem, it is a medical problem. You kill one person to save… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities. — 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
“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 Image
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 Image
Listen to Jesus and follow him. That's the message of the Transfiguration. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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