We cannot be Christians part-time. If Christ is at the center of our lives, he is present in all that we do. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we wish to follow Christ closely, we cannot choose an easy, quiet life. It will be a demanding life, but full… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we live according to the law "an eye for an eye...," we will never escape from the spiral of evil. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we live the faith in our daily life, then our work too becomes a chance to spread the joy of being… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God always forgives, always. But he asks that I forgive. If I don't forgive, in a certain sense I am closing the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In some countries, if you carry the Gospel, you can go to jail. You can't carry a cross, because you'll have to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If Jesus is to become the center of our life, we need to spend time in His presence, before the Tabernacle. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If sadness comes to you one day with an invitation, tell it you are committed to joy and will be faithful to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Everyone say to himself: 'When was the last time I went to confession?' And if it has been a long time, don't… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In a family, parents, grandparents and children feel at home; no one is excluded. If someone has a problem, even a serious… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is my hope that inter-religious and ecumenical cooperation will demonstrate that men and women do not have to forsake their identity,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is another temptation which we must especially guard against: the simplistic reductionism which sees only good or evil; or, if you… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we, each doing our own part, if we do good to others, if we meet there, doing good, and we go… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We, the women and men of the Church, we are in the middle of a love story: each of us is a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It's important if you can do good with power. And Jesus defined power, true power is to serve, to do service, to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
...men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the "culture of waste." If you break a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Given - and this is the fundamental thing - that God's mercy has no limits, if He is approached with a sincere… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Business is a noble vocation, directed to producing wealth and improving the world. It can be a fruitful source of prosperity for… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We must avoid the spiritual disease of the Church that can become self-referential: when this happens, the Church itself becomes sick. It’s… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is another important point: encountering the poor. If we step outside ourselves we find poverty. Today-it sickens the heart to say… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us open the doors to the Spirit, let ourselves be guided by him, and allow God's constant help to make us… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let the risen Jesus enter your life, welcome him as a friend, with trust: he is life! If up till now you… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A delicate balance is required to combat violence perpetrated in the name of a religion, an ideology or an economic system, while… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Charity, patience and tenderness are very beautiful gifts. If you have them, you want to share them with others. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If in so many parts of the world there are children who have nothing to eat, that's not news, it seems normal.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we are to know the Lord, we must go to Him. Listen to Him in silence before the Tabernacle and approach… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we take the poor away from the Gospel, we won't be able to understand the whole message of Jesus Christ. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we act like children of God, knowing that he loves us, our lives will be made new, filled with serenity and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we see someone who needs help, do we stop? There is so much suffering and poverty, and a great need for… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The poor is the center of the Gospel. If we take out the poor, we cannot understand the message of Christ — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If he gives us the gift of Christmas, it is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If my good friend Dr. Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch. It's normal. It's normal. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God understands us, He waits for us. He doesn't get tired of forgiving us. If we repent and go to him with… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I don’t know if it is all (man’s fault) but the majority is, for the most part, it is man who continuously… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Open your hearts to the Lord. The Lord is waiting for you and the Church will welcome you if your willingness to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear young people, Jesus gives us life, life in abundance. If we are close to him we will have joy in our… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If you withdraw into yourself, you run the risk of becoming Egocentric. And stagnant water becomes putrid. — 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
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
I entrust this Twenty-second World Day of the Sick to the intercession of Mary. I ask her to help the sick to bear their… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Certain realities in life are only seen through eyes that are cleansed through our tears. Let us learn how to weep — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
