One of the more serious temptations which stifles boldness and zeal is a defeatism, which turns us into querulous and disillusioned pessimists,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In a family, parents, grandparents and children feel at home; no one is excluded. If someone has a problem, even a serious… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In a world like this, media can help us to feel closer to one another, creating a sense of unity of the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If the seminary is too large, it ought to be divided into smaller communities with formators who are equipped really to accompany… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is another important point: encountering the poor. If we step outside ourselves we find poverty. Today-it sickens the heart to say… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The human person is in danger: this is certain, the human person is in danger today, here is the urgency of human… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Church, in her wisdom, maintains the distinction between engaged and married couples -- they are not the same, today's culture and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We should commit ourselves to 'eucharistic coherence,' that is, we should be conscious that people cannot receive holy communion and at the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
My authoritarian and quick manner of making decisions led me to have serious problems and to be accused of being ultraconservative. I… — 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
