God’s love is free. He asks for nothing in return; all he wants is for his love to be accepted. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I would like to ask you all to see a ray of hope as well in the eyes and hearts of refugees… — 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
It is the Paraclete Spirit, the "Comforter", who grants us the courage to take to the streets of the world, bringing the… — 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
God always forgives, always. But he asks that I forgive. If I don't forgive, in a certain sense I am closing the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Today, there are those who say that marriage is out of fashion... They say that it is not worth making a life-long… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us pause before the Child of Bethlehem. Let us allow our hearts to be touched, let us allow ourselves to be… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Above all, you ask if the God of Christians forgives those who do not believe and who do not seek faith. Given… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
As Christians, our duty is to pray for them and ask the Lord to give them the grace of penance, so that… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Whenever I have a problem, I ask the Saint (Thérèse of Lisieux) not to solve it, but to take it into her… — 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
All Catholics must ask themselves what they personally have done lately to build up the holiness of the church and ensure people… — 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
Imagine, to become a priest there are eight years of study and preparation, and then if after a while you can't do… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Holy Mother Church teaches us to end the year and also our days with an examination of conscience...to be grateful and to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We ask ourselves and each of us may wonder: Does the Lord feel truly at home in my life? Do we allow… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This may sound like heresy, but it is the greatest truth! It is more difficult to let God love us, than to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God asks everything of us, yet at the same time he offers everything to us. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we learn to say we're sorry and ask forgiveness, the marriage will last. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit, in the variety of his gifts, unites us and enables us to contribute to the building up of the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This is precisely the reason for the dissatisfaction of some, who end up sad - sad priests - in some sense becoming… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Imagine, to become a priest there are eight years of study and preparation, and then if after a while you can't do… — 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
