A fundamental role in the renewal of society is played, of course, by the family and especially by young people. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith, — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We learn many virtues in our Christian families. Above all, we learn to love, asking nothing in return. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Families will always have their trials; be living examples of love, forgiveness, and care — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The first setting in which faith enlightens the human city is the family. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The family is a community of love where each of us learns to relate to others and to the world around us. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May God welcome the dead into his peace, comfort the families and convert the hearts of the violent ones, who do not… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May this colloquium be an inspiration to all who seek to support and strengthen the union of man and woman in marriage… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When families bring children into the world, train them in faith and sound values, and teach them to contribute to society, they… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This culture of waste has made us insensitive even to the waste and disposal of food, which is even more despicable when… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We too can be saints in our family, in our neighborhood, wherever we live and work. Be a person who listens to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Religious freedom certainly means the right to worship God, individually and in community, as our consciences dictate. But religious liberty, by its… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every economic...acti on must set about providing each inhabitant of the planet with the minimum wherewithal to live in dignity and freedom,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You tell me: Can you live crushed under the weight of the present? Without a memory of the past and without the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In God’s great plan, every detail is important, even yours, even my humble little witness, even the hidden witness of those who… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Not so much anymore but some years ago in my homeland there was a habit, something called 'casamiento de apuro,' a marriage… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The key phrase used by the synod, which I'll take up again, is 'integrate' in the life of the Church the wounded… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The disciple of Jesus gives up all he has, all his goods, because he has found in him the greatest Good from… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The life of a family is filled with beautiful moments: rest, meals together, walks in the park or the countryside, visits to… — 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
[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
The perfect family doesn't exist, nor is there a perfect husband or a perfect wife, and let's not talk about the perfect… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“193. The lack of historical memory is a serious shortcoming in our society. A mentality that can only say, “Then was then,… — 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
When a family loses its ability to dream, children don't grow, love doesn't grow and life loses strength, eventually it shuts off. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In a family it is normal to take charge of those who need help. Do not be afraid of frailty! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In our families we learn to love and to recognise the dignity of all, especially of the elderly — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
No elderly person should be like an “exile” in our families. The elderly are a treasure for our society. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
As stewards of God's creation, we are called to make the earth a beautiful garden for the human family. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May each family rediscover family prayer, which helps to bring about mutual understanding and forgiveness. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We who are Christians, members of God’s family, are called to go out to the needy and to serve them. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The victims of problems of the family are the children. The children. Even of problems that neither husband nor wife have a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is an ideological colonization we have to be careful of that tries to destroy the family. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this, the cornerstone of society. — 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