The cross is the price of true love. Lord, give us the strength to accept and carry our crosses! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How powerful prayer is! May we never lose the courage to say: Lord, give us your peace. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus wanted to show us his heart as the heart that loved so deeply. For this reason we have this commemoration today,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
So let us ask ourselves this evening, in adoring Christ who is really present in the Eucharist: do I let myself be… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
One cannot proclaim the Gospel of Jesus without the tangible witness of one’s life. Those who listen to us and observe us… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There are saints in the Roman Curia, among the cardinals, priests, religious, sisters and laity. They work hard, and also do things… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If I repeated some passages from the homilies of the Church Fathers, in the second or third century, about how we must… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Nurturing and cherishing creation is a command God gives not only at the beginning of history, but to each of us. It… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
That which gives us true freedom and true happiness is the compassionate love of Christ. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When the Lord wants to give us a mission, wants to give us a task, He prepares us. He prepares us to… — 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
We now live in a culture of the temporary, in which more and more people are simply giving up on marriage as… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is God who gives life. Let us respect and love human life, especially vulnerable life in a mother's womb. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Among our tasks as witnesses to the love of Christ is that of giving a voice to the cry of the poor. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We cannot live as Christians separate from the rock who is Christ. He gives us strength and stability, but also joy and… — 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
Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the bottom of my heart I… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Fraternal love is the nearest testimony that we can give that Jesus is alive among us. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
As Christians, our duty is to pray for them and ask the Lord to give them the grace of penance, so that… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We cannot be tepid disciples. The Church needs our courage in order to give witness to truth. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Work is fundamental to the dignity of a person. . . . It gives one the ability to maintain oneself, one's family,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Do not be afraid! Our Father is patient, he loves us, he gives us Jesus to guide us on the way which… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We often pray to Jesus; we pray to the Father, especially in the 'Our Father'; but not often to the Holy Spirit....Pray… — 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
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
