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 thank all missionaries, men and women who quietly work hard for the Lord and their brothers and sisters. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Money at the service of life can be managed in the right way by cooperatives, on condition that it is a real… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God's image is the married couple, a man and women, together. Not just the man. Not just the woman. No, both of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I don’t know if it is all (man’s fault) but the majority is, for the most part, it is man who continuously… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Today too, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The love of God is not generic. God looks with love upon every man and woman, calling them by name. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
They (the consecrated) are men and woman who can awaken the world. Consecrated life is prophecy. God asks us to fly the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Sometimes negative news does come out, but it is often exaggerated and manipulated to spread scandal. Journalists sometimes risk becoming ill from… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We, the women and men of the Church, we are in the middle of a love story: each of us is a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
... the Christian is a person who remembers: ... He continually says to the Lord: 'Yes, I want the commandments, I want… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If I'm not mistaken, Sigmund Freud said that in every idealisation there's an aggression. Depicting the Pope as a sort of Superman,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
...men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the "culture of waste." If you break a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When money, instead of man, is at the center of the system, when money becomes an idol, men and women are reduced… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Men, to exist, to become complete and mature, need to feel the joy of fatherhood. When a man does not have this… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The popes have spoken of human ecology, closely linked to environmental ecology. We are living in a time of crisis: we see… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We have to avoid the spiritual sickness of a self-referentia l church. It's true that when you get out into the street,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Legal systems, at both the national and international level, are therefore required to recognize, guarantee and protect religious freedom, which is a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We must avoid the spiritual disease of the Church that can become self-referential: when this happens, the Church itself becomes sick. It’s… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
...we must also acknowledge that the majority of the men and women of our time continue to live daily in situations of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us open the doors to the Spirit, let ourselves be guided by him, and allow God's constant help to make us… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In your school you take part in various activities that habituate you not to shut yourselves in on yourselves or in your… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
To be prophets, in particular, by demonstrating how Jesus lived on this earth, and to proclaim how the kingdom of God will… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The book of Genesis tells us that God created man and woman entrusting them with the task of filling the earth and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
[Joseph Ratzinger] is a man who as the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had everything in his… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In Europe first and now in America, elected men have taken it upon themselves to indebt their people to create an atmosphere… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May this colloquium be an inspiration to all who seek to support and strengthen the union of man and woman in marriage… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This is what marriage is all about - Man and woman walking together, wherein the husband helps his wife to become ever… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Bishops of the Philippines have asked that this year be set aside as the ‘Year of the Poor.’ I hope that… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women and men who leave or who are… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Today too, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is true that going out on to the street implies the risk of accidents happening, as they would to any ordinary… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How many people worldwide are victims of this type of slavery, in which the person is at the service of his or… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Once man has lost the fundamental orientation which unifies his existence, he breaks down into the multiplicity of his desires; in refusing… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When we talk about the environment, about creation, my thoughts turn to the first pages of the Bible, the Book of Genesis,… — 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
How I wish that all men and women of good will would look to the Cross if only for a moment! There,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We have observed that, in society and the world in which we live, selfishness has increased more than love for others, and… — 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
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 Image
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 Image
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