It's best to not confuse optimism with hope. Optimism is a psychological attitude toward life. Hope goes further. It is an anchor… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“The Church must be a place of mercy freely given, where everyone can feel welcomed, loved, forgiven, and encouraged to live the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You may be asking yourselves, 'Who is this man standing before us?' i would like to reply to that question with something… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we want security, let us give security; if we want life, let us give life; if we want opportunities, let us… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How many Christians live for appearances? Their life seems like a soap bubble. The soap bubble is beautiful, with all its colours!… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How good it is for us when the Lord unsettles our lukewarm and superficial lives. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
By saying "blessed are those who mourn", Jesus does not intend to declare an unfortunate and burdensome condition in life to be… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May the World Day of Consecrated Life be a timely occasion to rediscover the centrality of Jesus in our lives. — 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
The mercy of Jesus is not just sentiment: indeed it is a force that gives life, that raises man up! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Living Holy Week following Jesus means learning how to come out of ourselves to reach out to others, to go to the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith! Speaking about family life, I would like to say… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The secret of Christian living is love. Only love fills the empty spaces caused by evil. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The teachings of the Gospel have direct consequences for our way of thinking, feeling and living. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance, says Jesus. This is where true wealth is found,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Education, work, and access to health care for all are key elements for development and the just distribution of goods, for the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our life is not given to us like an opera libretto, in which all is written down; but it means going, walking,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Mary’s life shows that God accomplishes great deeds through those who are the most humble. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God is not a divine being or a magician, but the Creator who brought everything to life. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A poverty learned with the humble, the poor, the sick and all those who are on the existential outskirts of life. A… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear young people, let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life. Be amazed by what is true and beautiful, what is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every Christian can witness to God in the workplace, not only with words, but above all with an honest life. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Life gradually becomes a surrender to situations conditioned by technology. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus is more than a friend. He is a teacher of truth and life who shows us the way that leads to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Everyone is called, everyone is sent out… The call of God can reach us on the assembly line and in the office,… — 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
