Religious life ought to promote growth in the Church by way of attraction. The Church must be attractive. Wake up the world!… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The parish is the presence of the Church in any given territory, an environment for hearing God's word, for growth in Christian… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Accompanying the people in their growth through good times and also through their difficulties, accompanying people in their joy and in their… — 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
The growth of equality … calls for decisions, mechanisms and processes directed to a better distribution of wealth, the creation of sources… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit, in the variety of his gifts, unites us and enables us to contribute to the building up of the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Fathers are so necessary as examples and guides for our children in wisdom and virtue. Without father figures, young people often feel… — 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