Man has slapped nature in the face. If you slap it, it will slap you back. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Love is more powerful, love gives life, love makes hope blossom in the wilderness. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Family is the salt of the earth and the light of the world, it is the leaven of society. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
As stewards of God's creation, we are called to make the earth a beautiful garden for the human family. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“joy is the salt of the earth and the light of the world. It is the yeast that leavens society as a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We have, in a sense, lorded it over nature, over Sister Earth, over Mother Earth, i think man has gone too far. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Poverty is part of the natural condition and that is bad enough. But my task is to prevent the aggravation of this… — 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
Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
An authentic faith-which is never comfortable or completely personal-always involves a deep desire to change the world, to transmit values, to leave… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Environmental degradation is one of the biggest challenges we have. I think a question that we're not asking ourselves is: 'Isn't humanity… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Church, in her wisdom, maintains the distinction between engaged and married couples -- they are not the same, today's culture and… — 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
I would like to ask all those who have positions of responsibility in economic, political and social life, and all men and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A way has to be found to enable everyone to benefit from the fruits of the earth, and not simply to close… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let Christ turn your natural optimism into Christian hope, your energy into moral virtue, your good will into genuine self-sacrificin g love!… — 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
It is also painful to see that the struggle against hunger and malnutrition is hindered by market priorities, the primacy of profit,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Today we celebrate Earth Day. I exhort everyone to see the world through the eyes of God the Creator: the earth is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If God, in the Christmas mystery, reveals himself not as One who remains on high and dominates the universe, but as the… — 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
Evolution in nature is not opposed to the notion of Creation, because evolution presupposes the creation of beings that evolve. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
First, we can pray in communion with the Church on earth and in heaven. Let us not underestimate the power of so… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How beautiful it is to see that young people are 'street preachers,' joyfully bringing Jesus to every street, every town square and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I don't know if human activity is the only cause, but mostly, in great part, it is man who has slapped nature… — 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
Let us be renewed by God's mercy ... and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Take good care of creation. St. Francis wanted that. People occasionally forgive, but nature never does. If we don't take care of… — 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
