People have to struggle to live and, frequently, to live in an undignified way. One cause of this situation, in my opinion,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
This is ideological colonization. They colonize people with ideas that try to change mentalities or structures, but this is not new. This… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The security of faith does not make us motionless or close us off, but sends us forth to bear witness and to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
From the peak of Chimborazo (volcano) to the Pacific coast, from the Amazon rainforest to the Galapagos Islands, may you never lose… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Before God and his people I express my sorrow for the sins and grave crimes of clerical sexual abuse committed against you.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The great challenge facing us today is to learn once again how to talk to one another, not simply how to generate… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us pray for all good and faithful priests who dedicate themselves to their people with generosity and unknown sacrifices. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I love it when people can actually engage with the materials of the sacrament in advance. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We need to be creative with young people. If they have no opportunities, they will get into drugs and be vulnerable to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Peace is handcrafted. It is made every day. Also friendship among people, mutual knowledge, esteem, is handcrafted. It's made every day. Respect… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
And there is this fact of the twelve baskets: why twelve? What does it mean? Twelve is the number of the tribes… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus spoke in such a way that the people loved the things of God. That’s why they followed him. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
China is a great nation that offers the world a great culture, so many good things. I love the Chinese people and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear young people, the Church expects great things of you and your generosity. Don’t be afraid to aim high. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I want to express my closeness to the people of the Philippines who have been struck by a strong earthquake, and I… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is no worse material poverty, I am keen to stress, than the poverty which prevents people from earning their bread and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The imposition of anomalous models and lifestyles are alien to people's identity and, in the end, are irresponsible. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I want to see the church get closer to the people. I want to get rid of clericalism, the mundane, this closing… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We cannot keep ourselves shut up in parishes, in our communities, when so many people are waiting for the Gospel! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Young people are just as attracted to the truth as they are convenience and expediency. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear young people, let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life. Be amazed by what is true and beautiful, what is… — 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
