We have so many priests who have gone half way … it’s sad that they did not manage to go the whole… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In the Pro-Eligendo Pontefice Mass, despite knowing that [ Joseph Ratzinger] was a candidate [to become Pope], he wasn't stupid, he didn't… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
All religions are true, because they are true in the hearts of all those who believe in them. What other kind of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit, in the variety of his gifts, unites us and enables us to contribute to the building up of the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Church's challenge is staying close to the people, close to the people of the United States, not being a detached Church… — 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
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
Preparation for marriage is very important. It's very, very important because I believe it is something that in the Church, in common… — 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
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
We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods. The teaching of 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
I know married Catholics in a second union who go to church, who go to church once or twice a year and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Church encourages those in power to be truly at the service of the common good of their peoples. She urges financial… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Church is the home that accepts everyone and refuses no one ... the greater the sin, the greater the love that… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Instead of seeming to impose new obligations, they should appear as people who wish to share their joy, who point to a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Church, in her wisdom, maintains the distinction between engaged and married couples -- they are not the same, today's culture and… — 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.... At times we… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
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
Without prolonged moments of adoration, of prayerful encounter with the word, of sincere conversation with the Lord, our work easily becomes meaningless;… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In this Year of Faith, we pray to the Lord that the Church may always be a true family that brings God’s… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Church in the Philippines is called to acknowledge and combat the causes of the deeply rooted inequality and injustice which mar… — 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
May every Church and Christian community be a place of mercy amid so much indifference. — 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
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
