A good teacher does not get lost in the details, but points to what is essential so that the child or student… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is no cross, big or small, in our life which the Lord does not share with us. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Whoever does not pray to God, prays to the devil. When one does not profess Jesus Christ, one professes the worldliness of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Faith is not a light which scatters all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: 'Tell me: when… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This happens today: if the investments in the banks fall slightly... a tragedy... what can be done? But if people die of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Evangelization does not consist in proselytizing, for proselytizing is a caricature of evangelization, but rather evangelizing entails attracting by our witness those… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Sometimes negative news does come out, but it is often exaggerated and manipulated to spread scandal. Journalists sometimes risk becoming ill from… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Men, to exist, to become complete and mature, need to feel the joy of fatherhood. When a man does not have this… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It does not render justice to the victims, but rather fosters vengeance. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Going out to others in order to reach the fringes of humanity does not mean rushing out aimlessly into the world. Often… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
True love does not pay attention to the evil it suffers. It rejoices in doing good. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The book of Genesis tells us that God created man and woman entrusting them with the task of filling the earth and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
So many of you have lost everything. I don't know what to say to you. But the Lord does know what to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Money at the service of life can be managed in the right way by cooperatives, on condition that it is a real… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
More than by fear of going astray, my hope is that we will be moved by the fear of remaining shut up… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If God, in the Christmas mystery, reveals himself not as One who remains on high and dominates the universe, but as the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The people that does not care for its children or grandparents is a people that has not future. Because it doesn't have… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Take good care of creation. St. Francis wanted that. People occasionally forgive, but nature never does. If we don't take care of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
One form of prayer moves us particularly to take up the task of evangelization and to seek the good of others: it… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
All of us benefit from remembering our past. A people which remembers does not repeat past errors; instead, it looks with confidence… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We ask ourselves and each of us may wonder: Does the Lord feel truly at home in my life? Do we allow… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When we give help to the poor, we are not doing the work of aid agencies 'in a Christian way'. Those are… — 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
