The Church is called to draw near to every person, beginning with the poorest and those who suffer. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
For her part, the Church always works for the integral development of every person. In this sense, she reiterates that the common… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The person who gossips is a terrorist who drops a bomb, destroys, and they destroy others. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
No elderly person should be like an “exile” in our families. The elderly are a treasure for our society. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In this quest to seek and find God in all things, there is still an area of uncertainty. There must be. If… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Pope appeals for disinterested solidarity and for a return to person-centred ethics in the world of finance and economics. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The life of a family is filled with beautiful moments: rest, meals together, walks in the park or the countryside, visits to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We can inspire others through witness so that one grows together in communicating. BUt the worst thing of all is religious proselytism,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Thank God [Donald Trump] said I was a politician because Aristotle defined the human person as 'animal politicus.' At least I am… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You cannot be in a position of power and destroy the life of another person. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Work is fundamental to the dignity of a person. . . . It gives one the ability to maintain oneself, one's family,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Are you angry with someone? Pray for that person. That is what Christian love is. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Don't confuse the evil of avoiding pregnancy by itself, with abortion. Abortion is not a theological problem, it is a human problem,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Church is likewise conscious of the responsibility which all of us have for our world, for the whole of creation, which… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Human life, the person is no longer perceived as a primary value to be respected and protected, especially if poor or disabled,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It means protecting people, showing loving concern for each and every person, especially children, the elderly, those in need, who are often… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
[T]he "home" represents the most precious human treasures, that of encounter, that of relations among people, different in age, culture and history,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A person who is not convinced, enthusiastic, certain and in love, will convince nobody. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Ours is not a joy born of having many possessions, but of having encountered a person: Jesus in our midst. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Gossip can also kill, because it kills the reputation of the person! It is so terrible to gossip! At first it may… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person's life. God is in everyone's life. Even if the life of a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I think the church has to apologize not only to the gay person it has offended, but also to the poor, to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every child who, rather than being born, is condemned unjustly to being aborted, bears the face of Jesus Christ, bears the face… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Education cannot be neutral. It is either positive or negative; either it enriches or it impoverishes; either it enables a person to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When we give help to the poor, we are not doing the work of aid agencies 'in a Christian way'. Those are… — 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