Being a Christian is not just about following commandments: it is about letting Christ take possession of our lives and transform them. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Being Christian is not just obeying orders but means being in Christ, thinking like him, acting like him, loving like him; it… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Eucharist is essential for us: it is Christ who wishes to enter our lives and fill us with his grace. — 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
Worshipping the Lord means giving him the place that he must have; worshipping the Lord means stating, believing-not only by our words-… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
So let us ask ourselves this evening, in adoring Christ who is really present in the Eucharist: do I let myself be… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is no cross, big or small, in our life which the Lord does not share with us. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our life must be centred on what is essential, on Jesus Christ. Everything else is secondary. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Sometimes we are tempted to be that kind of Christian who keeps the Lord’s wounds at arm’s length. Yet Jesus wants us… — 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
Let us pause before the Child of Bethlehem. Let us allow our hearts to be touched, let us allow ourselves to be… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our mission as Christians is to conform ourselves evermore to Jesus as the model of our lives. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us protect Christ in our lives, so that we can protect others, so that we can protect creation! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We cannot be Christians part-time. If Christ is at the center of our lives, he is present in all that we do. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If money and material things become the center of our lives, they seize us and make us slaves. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is the tendency to place ourselves and our ambitions at the center of our lives. This is very human, but it… — 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
Dear friends, sometimes we may be tempted to allow ourselves be overtaken by laziness or despondency, especially when faced with the hardships… — 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
Are our lives truly filled with the presence of God? How many things take the place of God in my life each… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus speaks in the silence of the mystery of the Eucharist and reminds us each time that following him means going out… — 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
