“Most people nowadays would not consider love as related in any way to truth. Love is seen as an experience associated with… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Do not lose hope; St. Joseph also experienced moments of difficulty, but he never lost faith and was able to overcome them,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Because ALWAYS, even in the darkest moments, in moments of sin, in moments of weakness, in moments of failure, I have seen… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us say "Yes" to life and not death. Let us say "Yes" to freedom and not enslavement to the many idols… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Crossing the threshold of faith means that we work out of a sense of dignity and see service as a vocation. It… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When it comes to the care of our common home, we are living at a critical moment of history. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In the roughest moments, remember: God is our Father; God does not abandon his children. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It means caring for one another in our families: husbands and wives first protect one another, and then, as parents, they care… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Everyone say to himself: 'When was the last time I went to confession?' And if it has been a long time, don't… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How I wish that all men and women of good will would look to the Cross if only for a moment! There,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Once man has lost the fundamental orientation which unifies his existence, he breaks down into the multiplicity of his desires; in refusing… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I think we too are the people who, on the one hand, want to listen to Jesus, but on the other hand,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
At times we can be self-absorbed. Lord, help us to open our hearts to others and to serve those who are most… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It's best to not confuse optimism with hope. Optimism is a psychological attitude toward life. Hope goes further. It is an anchor… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May the Lord bless the family and strengthen it in this moment of crisis — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“God manifests himself in historical revelation, in history. Time initiates processes, and space crystallizes them. God is in history, in the processes.” — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
To use a telling phrase of the Reverend Martin Luther King, we can say that we have defaulted on a promissory note… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we want security, let us give security; if we want life, let us give life; if we want opportunities, let us… — 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
A population that does not take care of the elderly and of children and the young has no future, because it abuses… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Where the # elderly are not honored, there is no future for the young. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“things do not look that serious, and the planet could continue as it is for some time. Such evasiveness serves as a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The time has come for the Church to take up the joyful call to mercy once more. It is time to return… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
...we must also acknowledge that the majority of the men and women of our time continue to live daily in situations of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A society which abandons children and the elderly severs its roots and darkens its future. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
All walls fall. Today, tomorrow or in 100 years, they will fall. It's not a solution. The wall isn't a solution. In… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
At this time of crisis we cannot be concerned solely with ourselves, withdrawing into loneliness, discouragement and a sense of powerlessness in… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every time we judge our brother in our hearts or worse when we speak badly of them with others, we are murdering… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Accompanying the people in their growth through good times and also through their difficulties, accompanying people in their joy and in their… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Lent is a good time for sacrificing. Let us deny ourselves something every day to help others, — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our life is made up of time, and time is a gift from God, so it is important that it be used… — 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
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