The Mexican people, you cannot explain this wealth, this history, this joy, the capacity to celebrate amid these tragedies that you have… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I would like especially to mention you, the women, wives and mothers of Paraguay, who at great cost and sacrifice were able… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
War is the suicide of humanity because it kills the heart and kills love. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus fought Satan in 'hand to hand combat' . . . 'you need to protect this victory.' — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In these cases, where there is an unjust aggression, I can only say that it is licit to stop the unjust aggressor,...… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us ask Mary to help us respond to violence, to conflict and to war, with the power of dialogue, reconciliation and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Even today we raise our hand against our brother... We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Our world is facing a refugee crisis of a magnitude not seen since the Second World War. This presents us with great… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is neither a culture of confrontation nor a culture of conflict which builds harmony within and between peoples, but rather a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We ask the risen Jesus, who turns death into life, to change hatred into love, vengeance into forgiveness, war into peace. Yes,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May the power of Christ, which brings freedom and service, be felt in so many hearts afflicted by war, persecution and slavery. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We are living in a time of many wars. The call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
States kill when they apply the death penalty, when they send their people to war, or when they carry out extra-judicial or… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
True peace is not a balance of opposing forces, and it is not ‘a lovely façade’ simply covering conflicts and divisions. Rather,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I see the church as a field hospital after battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Wars shatter so many lives. I think especially of children robbed of their childhood. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The church does not need apologists of its causes nor crusaders of its battles, but sowers humble and confident of the truth,… — 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
To be a mother is a great treasure. Mothers, in their unconditional and sacrificial love for their children, are the antidote to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is no easy task to overcome the bitter legacy of injustices, hostility and mistrust left by the conflict. It can only… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I had an experience of knowing the Polish people when I was a child, and where my father worked many Poles came… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Auschwitz cries out with the pain of immense suffering and pleads for a future of respect, peace and encounter among peoples. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, what is thrown away is not only food and dispensable objects, but often human beings themselves, who are discarded as 'unnecessary.'… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Nobody can go off to battle unless he is fully convinced of victory beforehand. If we start without confidence, we have already… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If we start without confidence, we have already lost half the battle and we bury our talents. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Even today, after the second failure of another world war, perhaps one can speak of a third war, one fought piecemeal, with… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Wars are always madness: all is lost in war, all is to be gained in peace. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In these cases, where there is an unjust aggression, I can only say that it is licit to stop the unjust aggressor.… — 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
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Never resort to war! Never war! Above all, I think of all the children who are robbed of… — 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
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