Jesus did not say: 'One of you go', but 'All of you go': we are sent together. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The crucifix does not signify defeat or failure. It reveals to us the Love that overcomes evil and sin. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Christians must respond to evil with good, taking the cross upon themselves as Jesus did — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is nothing the Church can do except try to educate people to become good consumers. — 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
Being a Christian means renouncing ourselves, taking up the cross and carrying it with Jesus. There is no other way. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Faith is professed with the lips and with the heart, through words & through love. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Being a Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a… — 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
Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Today, we need a Church capable of walking at people's side, of doing more than simply listening to them; a Church which… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
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
There is another form of poverty! It is the spiritual poverty of our time, which afflicts the so-called richer countries particularly seriously. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Rest is so necessary for the health of our minds and bodies, and often so difficult to achieve due to the many… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we, each doing our own part, if we do good to others, if we meet there, doing good, and we go… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Living Holy Week following Jesus means learning how to come out of ourselves to reach out to others, to go to the… — 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
For just as some people want a purely spiritual Christ, without flesh and without the cross, they also want their interpersonal relationships… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
What has the Cross left in each of us? You see, it gives us a treasure that no one else can give:… — 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
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
We Christians bring peace and grace as a treasure to be offered to the world, but these gifts can bear fruit only… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
For every Christian, the proclamation and witnessing of the Gospel are never an isolated act. This is important. For every Christian the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The first setting in which faith enlightens the human city is the family. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith, — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
One cannot offend, make war, kill in the name of one's own religion, that is, in the name of God. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit truly transforms us. With our cooperation, he also wants to transform the world we live in. — 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
The people of God want pastors, not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You can't provoke, you can't insult the faith of others, you can't make fun of faith, — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is better to have a Church that is wounded but out in the streets than a Church that is sick because… — 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
The cross is the price of true love. Lord, give us the strength to accept and carry our crosses! — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus’ Cross shows the full force of evil, but also the full power of God’s mercy. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When a society lacks God, even prosperity is joined by a terrible spiritual poverty. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be - and not building bridges - is not Christian. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Gospel teaches us what Jesus' kingdom requires of us... Reminds us that closeness and tenderness are the rules of life. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
For the sake of peace, religious beliefs must never be allowed to be abused in the cause of violence and war. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities. — Pope Francis Copy Share
Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus. — Pope Francis Copy Share
“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
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
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
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
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
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
I entrust this Twenty-second World Day of the Sick to the intercession of Mary. I ask her to help the sick to bear their… — Pope Francis Copy Share
Certain realities in life are only seen through eyes that are cleansed through our tears. Let us learn how to weep — Pope Francis Copy Share
