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
Such self-denial 'may appear demanding,' but it will allow you, so to speak, to be and to breathe within the heart of… — 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
All Catholics must ask themselves what they personally have done lately to build up the holiness of the church and ensure people… — 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
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
It is necessary to broaden the opportunities for a stronger presence of women in the church. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I think the church has to apologize not only to the gay person it has offended, but also to the poor, to… — 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
I tell priests to flee from clericalism because clericalism distances people. May they flee from clericalism and I add: it's a plague… — 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
Holy Mother Church teaches us to end the year and also our days with an examination of conscience...to be grateful and to… — 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
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
I see the church as a field hospital after battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has… — 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
Despite the slowness, the infidelity, the errors and sins it committed and might still commit against its members, the Church, trust me,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Open your hearts to the Lord. The Lord is waiting for you and the Church will welcome you if your willingness to… — 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
10 days before the death of St. John Paul II, in that Via Crucis of Holy Friday, Joseph Ratzinger said to the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness… — 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
I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a church… — 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
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
