The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend him or herself. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness. — 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
Be present to those who, living in the midst of a society burdened by poverty and corruption, are broken in spirit, tempted… — 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
We must learn from Mary, and we must imitate her unconditional readiness to receive Christ in her life. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our life is made up of time, and time is a gift from God, so it is important that it be used… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear young people, do not be afraid of making decisive choices in life. Have faith; the Lord will not abandon you! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
My choices, including those related to the day-to-day aspects of life, like the use of a modest car, are related to a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I made reference continuously to the killings, the death, the life taken by all of these narcotrafficking gangs and human smugglers. I… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Mercy is the very foundation of the Church's life...The Church's very credibility is seen in how she shows merciful and compassionate love...Mercy… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
He saw the threat of the family being destroyed by not being open to life or children. Paul VI was brave. He… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
What is most important subject you have to learn in life? To learn how to love. This is the challenge that life… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It’s like in soccer: you have to deal with the penalties where they fall; you can’t choose where they’re going to land.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The perfect family doesn't exist, nor is there a perfect husband or a perfect wife, and let's not talk about the perfect… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christian marriage is that sacrament which builds up the community of the Church and of society. Marriage has been inscribed in creation's… — 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
Today let us all ask ourselves whether we are afraid of what God might ask, or of what he does ask… Do… — 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
We proclaim the resurrection of Christ when his light illuminates the dark moments of our existence, and we are able share it… — 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
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
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
We ask ourselves and each of us may wonder: Does the Lord feel truly at home in my life? Do we allow… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The proclamation of the Gospel is destined primarily to the poor, to those who often lack the essentials for a decent life.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The family is threatened by growing efforts on the part of some to redefine the very institution of marriage, by relativism, by… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
While new rights are attributed to or indeed almost presumed by the individual, life is not always protected as the primary value… — 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
We ask the risen Jesus, who turns death into life, to change hatred into love, vengeance into forgiveness, war into peace. Yes,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Today, elderly people are discarded when, in reality, they are the seat of wisdom of the society...the right to life means allowing… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I then greet and cordially thank you all, dear friends belonging to other religious traditions; first of all the Muslims, who worship… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
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
Poverty that is learned with the humble, the poor, the sick and all those who are on the existential peripheries of life.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: 'Tell me: when… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If you don’t learn how to cry, you cannot be a good Christian. When they posed this question to us – why… — 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
We live in an age rather skeptical of truth, of its existence." There is a "tendency to believe that nothing is definitive,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
An evangelizing community gets involved in word and deed in people’s daily lives; it bridges distances, it is willing to abase itself… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A Christian is one who is invited... to join in the feast, to the joy of being saved, to the joy of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Do not be afraid to help one another. The devil is looking for rivalry, division, gangs. Keep working to make progress ...… — 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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