We need to see each child as a gift to be welcomed, cherished, and protected. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Son of God became incarnate in the souls of men to instill the feeling of brotherhood. All are brothers and all… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May we learn to say “thank you” to God and to one another. We teach children to do it, and then we… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God never closes off horizons; He is never unconcerned about the lives and sufferings of His children. God never allows Himself to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In the roughest moments, remember: God is our Father; God does not abandon his children. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Consumerism has brought us anxiety. Set aside time to play with your children, and turn off the TV when they sit down… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If in so many parts of the world there are children who have nothing to eat, that's not news, it seems normal.… — 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
May all people here find inspiration and strength to build a future of reconciliation, justice and peace for all the children of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Poverty that is learned with the humble, the poor, the sick and all those who are on the existential peripheries of life.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us ask Mary to help us respond to violence, to conflict and to war, with the power of dialogue, reconciliation and… — 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… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In a world often marked by selfishness, a large family is a school of solidarity and sharing; and this attitude is to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Now, at the end of my visit to the Philippines, I commend you to Him, to Jesus who came among us as… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When a child has a bad dream and wakes up crying, Dad goes and says, 'Don't be afraid, don't be scared. I'm… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
On a positive note, we must reaffirm the right of children to grow up in a family with a father and a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
He looked beyond. He looked to the peoples of the Earth and saw the destruction of the family because of the lack… — 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
We too need to protect, guide, and encourage our young people, helping them to build a society worthy of their great spiritual… — 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
Another very interesting chapter is the education of children: the victims of problems of the family are the children. The children. Even… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Never resort to war! Never war! Above all, I think of all the children who are robbed of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The times talk to us of so much poverty in the world and this is a scandal. Poverty in the world is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Being Christian is not just obeying orders but means being in Christ, thinking like him, acting like him, loving like him; it… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
All religions are true, because they are true in the hearts of all those who believe in them. What other kind of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“193. The lack of historical memory is a serious shortcoming in our society. A mentality that can only say, “Then was then,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we act like children of God, knowing that he loves us, our lives will be made new, filled with serenity and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Today Saint Paul has told us that in Christ we have become God’s adopted children, brothers and sisters in Christ. This is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A population that does not take care of the elderly and of children and the young has no future, because it abuses… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Wars shatter so many lives. I think especially of children robbed of their childhood. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
To be friends with God means to pray with simplicity, like children talking to their parents. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The victims of problems of the family are the children. The children. Even of problems that neither husband nor wife have a… — 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
