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
Each person, and every people hungers and thirsts for peace; therefore, it is necessary and urgent to build peace! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Faith transforms the whole person precisely to the extent that he or she becomes open to love. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is not… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge him? The Catechism of the… — 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
May the deepest spiritual values of the Filipino people continue to find expression in your efforts to provide your fellow citizens with… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
That is why the center of our faith isn't just a book, but a history of Salvation, and above all, it's about… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The times talk to us of so much poverty in the world and this is a scandal. Poverty in the world is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I wish to extend an invitation to solidarity to everyone, and I would like to encourage those in public office to make… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I have decided to proclaim for the whole Church... a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If a person has done wrong, is conscious of what he has done and does not say sorry, I ask God to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Whenever we encounter another person in love, we learn something new about God. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Without mercy, we have little chance nowadays of becoming part of a world of 'wounded' persons in need of understanding, forgiveness, love. — 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
Together with the social responsibility of businesses, there is also the social responsibility of consumers. Every person ought to have the awareness… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I wish to make add my voice to the cry which rises up with increasing anguish from every part of the world,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In a very real way, the poor are our teachers. They show us that people’s value is not measured by their possessions… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: 'Tell me: when… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Religion has the right to express its opinion in the service of the people, but God in creation has set us free:… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her… — 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
