I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber but rather an encounter with the Lord’s mercy… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Internet offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I ask all people of goodwill to help build a culture of encounter, solidarity and peace — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Today is [the feast of] Santa Rita, Patron Saint of impossible things - but this seems impossible: let us ask of her… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept His offer of salvation… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our life is not given to us like an opera libretto, in which all is written down; but it means going, walking,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Whenever we encounter another person in love, we learn something new about God. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Finding God in all things is not an 'empirical eureka.' When we desire to encounter God, we would like to verify him… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I had a long conversation with the imam, the Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar University, and I know how they think... They… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every expression of true beauty can be acknowledged as a path leading to an encounter with the Lord Jesus. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Sin is not a stain that I must wash out. What I need to do is ask forgiveness and reconcile myself, not… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is neither a culture of confrontation nor a culture of conflict which builds harmony within and between peoples, but rather a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
[T]he "home" represents the most precious human treasures, that of encounter, that of relations among people, different in age, culture and history,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Each encounter with Jesus fills us with joy, with that deep joy which only God can give. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We are called to be 'ambassadors for Christ' (2 Cor 5:20). Ours is a ministry of reconciliation ... To be an ambassador… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
All Christians need an 'ecological conversion', whereby the effects of their encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in their relationship with the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Auschwitz cries out with the pain of immense suffering and pleads for a future of respect, peace and encounter among peoples. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We must recover the whole sense of gift, of gratuitousness, of solidarity. Rampant capitalism has taught the logic of profit at all… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
For just as some people want a purely spiritual Christ, without flesh and without the cross, they also want their interpersonal relationships… — 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
To be an ambassador for Christ means to invite everyone to a personal encounter with Jesus — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ, or at least an openness… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There are people who are afraid to go to confession, forgetting that they will not encounter a severe judge there, but the… — 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
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