Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We also try to reach out to people who are far away, via digital means, the web and brief messaging. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Today, we need a Church capable of walking at people's side, of doing more than simply listening to them; a Church which… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Leaders of the Church have often been Narcissus, flattered and sickeningly excited by their courtiers. The court is the leprosy of the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We Christians identify Christ with the sun, and the moon with the Church, the community of the faithful. No one, save Jesus… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I would like a more missionary church,Not so much a tranquil church, but a beautiful church that goes forward. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We cannot be tepid disciples. The Church needs our courage in order to give witness to truth. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear young people, the Church expects great things of you and your generosity. Don’t be afraid to aim high. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A church without women would be like the apostolic college without Mary. The Madonna is more important than the apostles, and the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Abortion is without a doubt one of the greatest moral evils within modernity. As the "Advocate of Christian Memory," a pope must… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A mother defends herself with a heart filled with love before doing so with words. I wonder whether there is any love… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You tell me: Can you live crushed under the weight of the present? Without a memory of the past and without the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The key phrase used by the synod, which I'll take up again, is 'integrate' in the life of the Church the wounded… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We, the women and men of the Church, we are in the middle of a love story: each of us is a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge? We shouldn't marginalise… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I asked [Guadalupe] for the world, for peace, so many things. I asked forgiveness, I asked that the Church grows healthy, I… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
"Do you love me?"; "Are you my friend?". The One who scrutinizes hearts (cf. Rom 8:27), makes himself a beggar of love… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
For every Christian, the proclamation and witnessing of the Gospel are never an isolated act. This is important. For every Christian the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A God who draws near out of love, the Holy Father continued, walks with His people, and this walk comes to an… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Evangelization does not consist in proselytizing, for proselytizing is a caricature of evangelization, but rather evangelizing entails attracting by our witness those… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Imagine, to become a priest there are eight years of study and preparation, and then if after a while you can't do… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Church is likewise conscious of the responsibility which all of us have for our world, for the whole of creation, which… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We have to avoid the spiritual sickness of a self-referentia l church. It's true that when you get out into the street,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The first reform must be the attitude. The ministers of the Gospel must be people who can warm the hearts of the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is nothing the Church can do except try to educate people to become good consumers. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is necessary to broaden the opportunities for a stronger presence of women in the church. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
First, we can pray in communion with the Church on earth and in heaven. Let us not underestimate the power of so… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If, hypothetically, Western Catholicism were to review the issue of celibacy, I think it would do so for cultural reasons, not so… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us pray that the Church be holier and more humble, loving God by serving the poor, the lonely and the sick. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In the Church, and in the journey of faith, women have had and still have a special role in opening doors to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Those called to the service of governance in the church need to have a strong sense of justice, so that any form… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is better to have a Church that is wounded but out in the streets than a Church that is sick because… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You may be poor yourselves in material ways, but you have an abundance of gifts to offer when you offer Christ and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear brothers and sisters, the Church loves you! Be an active presence in the community, as living cells, as living stones. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The church does not need apologists of its causes nor crusaders of its battles, but sowers humble and confident of the truth,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world: when a church becomes… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We must not reduce the bosom of the universal church to a nest protecting our mediocrity. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The thing the Church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful. — 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
![“I asked [Guadalupe] for the world, for peace, so many things. I asked forgiveness, I asked that the Church grows healthy, I asked for the Mexican people. And another thing I asked a lot for: that priests be true priests, and sisters true sisters, and bishops true bishops. As the Lord wants.” quote by Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/971/pope-francis-85_being-true_i-asked-guadalupe-for-the-world-for-peac_1651249.jpg)
