I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber but rather an encounter with the Lord’s mercy… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Lord is always there waiting to give us his love: it is an amazing thing, one which never ceases to surprise… — 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?... No… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Many of you have asked the Lord, looking at Him: Why, Lord? And the Lord answers to each one of you, to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I thank all missionaries, men and women who quietly work hard for the Lord and their brothers and sisters. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
So many of you have lost everything. I do not know what to tell you. But surely he knows what to tell… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I believe that it is truly important for everyone to confront in dialogue the historical reality of the Reformation, its consequences and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is important to have friends we can trust. But it is essential to trust the Lord, who never lets us down. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In a world often marked by selfishness, a large family is a school of solidarity and sharing; and this attitude is to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our prayer cannot be reduced to an hour on Sundays. It is important to have a daily relationship with the Lord. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We can study the whole history of salvation, we can study the whole of Theology, but without the Spirit we cannot understand.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Pay attention, my young friends: to go against the current; this is good for the heart, but we need courage to swim… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I think we too are the people who, on the one hand, want to listen to Jesus, but on the other hand,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
At times we can be self-absorbed. Lord, help us to open our hearts to others and to serve those who are most… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If, in your relationship with the Lord, you do not feel that He loves you tenderly, you are missing something, you still… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May the Lord bless the family and strengthen it in this moment of crisis — 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
If priest is closed to forgiveness, he won't receive it, because he locked the door from the inside. And what remains is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When a child has a bad dream and wakes up crying, Dad goes and says, 'Don't be afraid, don't be scared. I'm… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A God who draws near out of love, the Holy Father continued, walks with His people, and this walk comes to an… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Do I pray that the Lord gives me the desire to do his will, or do I look for compromises because I'm… — 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
"Do you love me?"; "Are you my friend?". The One who scrutinizes hearts (cf. Rom 8:27), makes himself a beggar of love… — 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
