Man has slapped nature in the face. If you slap it, it will slap you back. — 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
Because if we destroy Creation, Creation will destroy us! Never forget this! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we don’t think about God, everything ends up being about 'me' and my own comfort. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we learn to say we're sorry and ask forgiveness, the marriage will last. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We need to be creative with young people. If they have no opportunities, they will get into drugs and be vulnerable to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we are truly in love with Christ and if we sense how much he loves us, our heart will 'light up'… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If money and material things become the center of our lives, they seize us and make us slaves. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus understands our weaknesses and sins; and he forgives us if we allow ourselves to be forgiven. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Some people believe that - pardon my language - in order to be good Catholics, we should be like rabbits. No. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Take good care of creation. St. Francis wanted that. People occasionally forgive, but nature never does. If we don't take care of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us remember well, however, that whenever food is thrown out it is as if it were stolen from the table of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Accept the risen Jesus into your life. Even if you have been far away, take a small step towards Him. He awaits… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Above all, you ask if the God of Christians forgives those who do not believe and who do not seek faith. Given… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him? ...… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is the attitude of some leaders of God's people; they continually scold others, hurl reproaches at them, tell them to be… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This happens today: if the investments in the banks fall slightly... a tragedy... what can be done? But if people die of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Patriarch Kirill. I would prefer - because if I say one thing, I have to say another and another and another. I… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We can walk when we want to, we can build many things, but if we do not witness to Jesus Christ then… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Human life, the person is no longer perceived as a primary value to be respected and protected, especially if poor or disabled,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every child who, rather than being born, is condemned unjustly to being aborted, bears the face of Jesus Christ, bears the face… — 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
Men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the 'culture of waste.' If a computer breaks… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I do not know what might be the most fitting description… I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is no worse material poverty than one that does not allow for earning one’s bread and deprives one of the dignity… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Imagine, to become a priest there are eight years of study and preparation, and then if after a while you can't do… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If anyone feels offended by my words, I would respond that I speak them with affection and with the best of intentions,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If the seminary is too large, it ought to be divided into smaller communities with formators who are equipped really to accompany… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If someone is gay and seeks the Lord with good will, who am I to judge? — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we don't learn how to cry, we can't be good Christians. This is a challenge. Don't be frightened of crying. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Imagine, to become a priest there are eight years of study and preparation, and then if after a while you can't do… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If evil is contagious, so is good:therefore, we must allow good to abound in us, more and more;let us be infected by… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus teaches us to put the needs of the poor ahead of our own, our needs, even if legitimate, will never be… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How marvellous it would be if, at the end of the day, each of us could say: today I have performed an… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I don't know if human activity is the only cause, but mostly, in great part, it is man who has slapped nature… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities. — Pope Francis Copy Share
Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus. — Pope Francis Copy Share
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
