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
In the roughest moments, remember: God is our Father; God does not abandon his children. — 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
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
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
To be friends with God means to pray with simplicity, like children talking to their parents. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In a family, parents, grandparents and children feel at home; no one is excluded. If someone has a problem, even a serious… — 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
To be a mother is a great treasure. Mothers, in their unconditional and sacrificial love for their children, are the antidote to… — 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
Ask yourselves this question: How often is Jesus inside and knocking at the door to be let out, to come out? And… — 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
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
When I confess a couple who have kids, a married couple, I ask, 'how many children do you have?' Some get worried… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Crossing the threshold of faith means that we keep our eyes filled with wonder and do not let our hearts grow accustomed… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
Wars shatter so many lives. I think especially of children robbed of their childhood. — 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
May we always care for our children, not counting the cost, so that they may never believe themselves to be mistakes, but… — 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
How many innocent people and children suffer in the world! Lord, grant us your peace! — 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
Cars are necessary, but take a more humble one. Think of how many children die of hunger and dedicate the savings to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women and men who leave or who are… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
If you don’t learn how to cry, you cannot be a good Christian. When they posed this question to us – why… — 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