“What a beautiful truth of faith this is for our lives: the mercy of God! God’s love for us is so great,… — 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
There are some things we really need to take care of: the children, and grandparents. Children, whether they are young or older,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Finding God in all things is not an 'empirical eureka.' When we desire to encounter God, we would like to verify him… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us not grow tired of knocking at God's door. Let us go to the heart of God through Mary, our whole… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When families bring children into the world, train them in faith and sound values, and teach them to contribute to society, they… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I think both freedom of religion and freedom of expression are both fundamental human rights, everyone has not only the freedom and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we live the faith in our daily life, then our work too becomes a chance to spread the joy of being… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I want to say one word to you and this word is “Joy”. Wherever there are consecrated people, seminarians, men and women… — 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
I make a forceful and urgent call to the entire Catholic Church, and also to every Christian of other confessions, as well… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is the Paraclete Spirit, the "Comforter", who grants us the courage to take to the streets of the world, bringing the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Religious fundamentalism, even before it eliminates human beings by perpetrating horrendous killings, eliminates God himself, turning him into a mere ideological pretext. — 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
The fruits of this profound union with Jesus are marvelous: our whole being is transformed by the grace of the Holy Spirit:… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Profound peace, spiritual consolation, love of God and love of all things in God - this is the sign that you are… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
My choices, including those related to the day-to-day aspects of life, like the use of a modest car, are related to a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We have to avoid the spiritual sickness of a self-referentia l church. It's true that when you get out into the street,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
[Abortion] is an evil in and of itself, but it is not a religious evil in the beginning, no, it's a human… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“worldliness, which is a homicidal attitude. Spiritual worldliness kills! It kills the soul! It kills the person! It kills the Church! PART NINE” — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Religious freedom certainly means the right to worship God, individually and in community, as our consciences dictate. But religious liberty, by its… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In your school you take part in various activities that habituate you not to shut yourselves in on yourselves or in your… — 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