We live in an age rather skeptical of truth, of its existence." There is a "tendency to believe that nothing is definitive,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A Christian who does not protect creation, who does not let it grow, is a Christian who does not care about the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
So many of you have lost everything. I do not know what to tell you. But surely he knows what to tell… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In the roughest moments, remember: God is our Father; God does not abandon his children. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Big Bang, which today we hold to be the origin of the world, does not contradict the intervention of the divine… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Today let us all ask ourselves whether we are afraid of what God might ask, or of what he does ask.... Do… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is no worse material poverty than one that does not allow for earning one’s bread and deprives one of the dignity… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A man who does not know how to have a relationship of friendship with a woman - I'm not talking about misogynists,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus on the cross feels the whole weight of the evil, and with the force of God's love he conquers it; he… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The security of faith does not make us motionless or close us off, but sends us forth to bear witness and to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
By saying "blessed are those who mourn", Jesus does not intend to declare an unfortunate and burdensome condition in life to be… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A population that does not take care of the elderly and of children and the young has no future, because it abuses… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You should be real witnesses of a world of doing and acting differently. But in life it is difficult for everything to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When we do not profess Jesus Christ, we profess the worldliness of the devil, a demonic worldliness. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
And there is this fact of the twelve baskets: why twelve? What does it mean? Twelve is the number of the tribes… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Christian who does not feel that the Virgin Mary is his or her mother is an orphan. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If a person has done wrong, is conscious of what he has done and does not say sorry, I ask God to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The real power is love, that which empowers others, that which arouses action, that which no chain is able to hold back,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The proclamation of Jesus is not a veneer: the proclamation of Jesus goes straight to the bones, heart, goes deep within and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
And does not true freedom mean choosing ways in this world that lead to the good of all and are guided by… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Idolatry, then, is always polytheism, an aimless passing from one lord to another. Idolatry does not offer a journey but rather a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God does not reveal himself in strength or power, but in the weakness and fragility of a newborn babe. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A Christian who does not pray for those who govern is not a good Christian. — 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
