Christian marriage is that sacrament which builds up the community of the Church and of society. Marriage has been inscribed in creation's… — 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
If, in your relationship with the Lord, you do not feel that He loves you tenderly, you are missing something, you still… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Eucharist is essential for us: it is Christ who wishes to enter our lives and fill us with his grace. — 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
We Christians bring peace and grace as a treasure to be offered to the world, but these gifts can bear fruit only… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
And with the grace of Baptism and of Eucharistic Communion I can become an instrument of God's mercy, of that beautiful mercy… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I would like that all of us, after these days of grace, might have the courage - the courage - to walk… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We ought never to lose hope. God overwhelms us with his grace, if we keep asking. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Do I guard myself, my heart, my feelings, my thoughts? Do I guard the treasure of grace? Do I guard the presence… — 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
Let us ask the Lord for the grace to take these things seriously. He came to fight for our salvation. He won… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Only we big sinners have this grace of knowing what salvation really means. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We are all sinners. But God heals us with an abundance of grace, mercy and tenderness — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The fruits of this profound union with Jesus are marvelous: our whole being is transformed by the grace of the Holy Spirit:… — 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
Trust in the power of Christ’s Cross! Receive his reconciling grace and share it! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
True peace is not a balance of opposing forces, and it is not ‘a lovely façade’ simply covering conflicts and divisions. Rather,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This may sound like heresy, but it is the greatest truth! It is more difficult to let God love us, than to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Be dispensers of God's grace, not controllers. Don't be the Holy Spirit's customs agents, — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every threat to the family is a threat to society itself. So protect your families! See in them your country’s greatest treasure… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Lent is a time of grace, a time to convert and live out our baptism fully. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us go back to the Lord. The Lord never tires of forgiving: never! It is we who tire of asking his… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us ask the Lord for this grace: that our hearts become free and filled with light, so that we can rejoice… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is not a result of our efforts, but is a gift. It is a gift of the Holy Spirit who showers… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us ask the Holy Spirit for the grace to live daily according to the mind of Jesus and his Gospel. — 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