Jesus’ Cross shows the full force of evil, but also the full power of God’s mercy. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The most important thing is the first proclamation: Jesus Christ has saved you. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Listen to Jesus and follow him. That's the message of the Transfiguration. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus washes the feet of the Apostles. Are we ready to serve others like this. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
To follow Jesus means to share his merciful love for every human being. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We Christians identify Christ with the sun, and the moon with the Church, the community of the faithful. No one, save Jesus… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as low-cost Christianity. Following Jesus means swimming against the tide, renouncing evil and selfishness — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christians must respond to evil with good, taking the cross upon themselves as Jesus did — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every expression of true beauty can be acknowledged as a path leading to an encounter with the Lord Jesus. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let's return to our first love, in order to receive the fire which Jesus has kindled in the world and to bring… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus spoke in such a way that the people loved the things of God. That’s why they followed him. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our life must be centred on what is essential, on Jesus Christ. Everything else is secondary. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christian love is loving without counting the cost. This is the lesson of the Good Samaritan; this is the lesson of Jesus. — 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
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
Do not be afraid of Confession! One who is in line to confess himself feels all these things - even shame -… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
No one listens willingly to someone who speaks to them from a position of self-righteousness and judgment. Again and again in the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Agape, the love of each one of us for the other, from the closest to the furthest, is in fact the only… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus receives us with all of our limitations, He bring us the mercy of the Father who forgives us, and transforms our… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Cross of Christ bears the suffering and the sin of mankind, including our own. Jesus accepts all this with open arms,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We have so many priests who have gone half way … it’s sad that they did not manage to go the whole… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
For us Christians, love of neighbour springs from love of God; and it is its most limpid expression. Here one tries to… — 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
I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts… — 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
"God is love". His is not a sentimental, emotional kind of love but the love of the Father who is the origin… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear friends, sometimes we may be tempted to allow ourselves be overtaken by laziness or despondency, especially when faced with the hardships… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The disciple of Jesus gives up all he has, all his goods, because he has found in him the greatest Good from… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit helps us to view others with fresh eyes, seeing them always as brothers and sisters in Jesus, to be… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
That is why the center of our faith isn't just a book, but a history of Salvation, and above all, it's about… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to go to the Sacrament of Confession, where you will meet Jesus who forgives you. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
All Christians need an 'ecological conversion', whereby the effects of their encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in their relationship with the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus on the Cross feels the whole weight of the evil, and with the force of God's love he conquers it, he… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us all remember this: one cannot proclaim the Gospel of Jesus without the tangible witness of one's life. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christ leads us to go out from ourselves more and more, to give ourselves and to serve others. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When we do not profess Jesus Christ, we profess the worldliness of the devil, a demonic worldliness. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Holy Week is a privileged time when we are called to draw near to Jesus: friendship with him is shown in times… — 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
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