May every Church and Christian community be a place of mercy amid so much indifference. — 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
Let's pray for whole world that there be brotherhood. I hope this journey of the church we begin today is fruitful for… — 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
The Church is called to draw near to every person, beginning with the poorest and those who suffer. — 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
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
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
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
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
Babies cry, make noise, go here and there. But it annoys me when a baby cries in church and there are those… — 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
If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge him? The Catechism of the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I think with great affection and deep gratitude of my venerable predecessor, Benedict XVI, who during these years of his pontificate has… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is the attitude of some leaders of God's people; they continually scold others, hurl reproaches at them, tell them to be… — 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
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
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
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
Let us remember Paul VI's words: "For the Catholic Church, no one is a stranger, no one is excluded, no one is… — 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
I have great love for St. Joseph, because he is a man of silence and strength. On my table I have a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith! Speaking about family life, I would like to say… — 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
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
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
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
The Church needs you, your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy that is so characteristic of you. — 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
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
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
The one thing that the Catholic Church desires, and that I seek as Bishop of Rome, “the Church which presides in charity”,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
On the ordination of women, the church has spoken and said no. John Paul II, in a definitive formulation said that door… — 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
We have to work harder to develop a profound theology of women within the church. The feminine genius is needed wherever we… — 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
It is important to integrate immigrants into society and to welcome them in the church community — 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
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
God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities. — Pope Francis Copy Share
Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus. — Pope Francis Copy Share
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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