The 'Church' is ... catholic because her communion embraces the whole human race. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is true that going out on to the street implies the risk of accidents happening, as they would to any ordinary… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our Christian identity is belonging to a people: the Church. Without the Church we are not Christians. — 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
Let us never give in to pessimism, to that bitterness that the devil offers us every day. Do not give in to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Church is or should go back to being a community of God's people, and priests, pastors and bishops, who have the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In the Western Church to which I belong, priests cannot be married as in the Byzantine, Ukrainian, Russian or Greek Catholic Churches.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us never forget that it is the Lord who guides the Church. He is the one who makes our apostolates fruitful. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Politics is noble; it is one of the highest forms of charity, as Paul VI used to say. We sully it when… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A Church without women is like the college of the Apostles without Mary... Our Lady is more important than the Apostles! She… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We see that there are two worms that eat the fabric of the Church, weakening Her. Rivalry and vainglory go against this… — 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
