Let Christ turn your natural optimism into Christian hope, your energy into moral virtue, your good will into genuine self-sacrificin g love!… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
And with a little sense of humor we can say that there are Christian bats who prefer the shadows to the light… — 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
Truth, according to the Christian faith, is God's love for us in Jesus Christ. Therefore, truth is a relationship. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In the poor and outcast we see Christ’s face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May the Santo Niño continue to bless the Philippines and may he sustain the Christians of this great nation in their vocation… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We cannot live as Christians separate from the rock who is Christ. He gives us strength and stability, but also joy and… — 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
“It is so very sad to find a worldly Christian who is sure—according to him or her—of that security that the faith… — 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
“If the Christian is a restorationist, a legalist, if he wants everything clear and safe, then he will find” — 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
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
We cannot trust in our own strength, but only in Jesus and in his mercy. — 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
Are you angry with someone? Pray for that person. That is what Christian love is. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our mission as Christians is to conform ourselves evermore to Jesus as the model of our lives. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Do not be content to live a mediocre Christian life: walk with determination along the path of holiness. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
To be good Christians you have to contemplate the suffering humanity of Jesus. "How can we bear witness? Contemplate Jesus. How can… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Christian life is not limited to prayer, but requires an ongoing dedication and courage born of prayer. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If God, in the Christmas mystery, reveals himself not as One who remains on high and dominates the universe, but as the… — 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
Christians must respond to evil with good, taking the cross upon themselves as Jesus did — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We learn many virtues in our Christian families. Above all, we learn to love, asking nothing in return. — 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
