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
To live as true children of God means to love our neighbour and to be close to those who are lonely and… — 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
At stake are the lives of many children who will be discriminated against in advance, and deprived of their human development given… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When a family loses its ability to dream, children don't grow, love doesn't grow and life loses strength, eventually it shuts off. — 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
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 children are disposed of because there is no food or because they are killed before being born – children are discarded.… — 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
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
Let us ask the Lord for this grace: that our hearts become free and filled with light, so that we can rejoice… — 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
To be friends with God means to pray with simplicity, like children talking to their parents. — 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
Every economic...acti on must set about providing each inhabitant of the planet with the minimum wherewithal to live in dignity and freedom,… — 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
Let's not be naive, we're not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Fathers are so necessary as examples and guides for our children in wisdom and virtue. Without father figures, young people often feel… — 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
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
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