Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she bears witness to God’s love. Be missionaries of God’s tenderness! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Each individual Christian and every community is called to be an instrument of God for the liberation and promotion of the poor. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The laity are called to become a leaven of Christian living within society. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The secret of Christian living is love. Only love fills the empty spaces caused by evil. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christians know how to face difficulties, trials and defeat with serenity and hope in the Lord. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Indifference to our neighbour and to God also represents a real temptation for us Christians. Each year during Lent we need to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A Christian who does not protect creation, who does not let it grow, is a Christian who does not care about the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You might say, 'Can't we have a more human Christianity, without the cross, without Jesus, without stripping ourselves?' In this way we'd… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The blood of our Christian brothers is a witness that cries out..If they are Catholic, Orthodox, Copts, Lutherans, it is not important… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I say only that this man [Donald Trump] is not Christian if he has said things like that [about wall]. We must… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If the Christian is a restorationist, a legalist, if he wants everything clear and safe, then he will find nothing. Tradition and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Small yet strong in the love of God, like Saint Francis of Assisi, all of us, as Christians, are called to watch… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A Christian is one who is invited... to join in the feast, to the joy of being saved, to the joy of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Sometimes we are tempted to be that kind of Christian who keeps the Lord’s wounds at arm’s length. Yet Jesus wants us… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
First of all, you ask me if the God of Christians forgives one who doesn't believe and doesn't seek the faith. Premise… — 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
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
During my visit to the Philippines, I wanted in a particular way to meet with young people, to listen to you and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When we give help to the poor, we are not doing the work of aid agencies 'in a Christian way'. Those are… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I make a forceful and urgent call to the entire Catholic Church, and also to every Christian of other confessions, as well… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We who are Christians, members of God’s family, are called to go out to the needy and to serve them. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Christian truth is attractive and persuasive because it responds to humanity's deepest needs. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us seek to live in a way that is always worthy of our Christian vocation — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Miracles happen. But prayer is needed! Prayer that is courageous, struggling and persevering, not prayer that is a mere formality. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How powerful prayer is! May we never lose the courage to say: Lord, give us your peace. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear young people, don't be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In the difficult moments of life, Christians can turn to the Mother of God and find protection and care. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Christian who does not feel that the Virgin Mary is his or her mother is an orphan. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I cannot imagine a Christian who does not know how to smile. May we joyfully witness to our faith. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is the tendency to place ourselves and our ambitions at the center of our lives. This is very human, but it… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christmas celebrations are often full of sound. It would be good for us to make room for silence, to hear the voice… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us pray for the many Christians in the world who still suffer persecution and violence. May God grant them the courage… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We cannot trust in our own strength, but only in Jesus and in his mercy. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our prayer cannot be reduced to an hour on Sundays. It is important to have a daily relationship with the Lord. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We all have in our hearts some areas of unbelief. Let us say to the Lord: I believe! Help my unbelief. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We cannot be part-time Christians! We should seek to live our faith at every moment of every day. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This is the mission of every Christian: lumina pandit - to spread the light and to tell the world of God's love. — 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
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 Image
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 Image
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