Religious life ought to promote growth in the Church by way of attraction. The Church must be attractive. Wake up the world!… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Dear young friends, learn to pray every day: this is the way to know Jesus and invite him into your lives. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
During my visit to the Philippines, I wanted in a particular way to meet with young people, to listen to you and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let us seek to live in a way that is always worthy of our Christian vocation — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
If in so many parts of the world there are children who have nothing to eat, that's not news, it seems normal.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
May the deepest spiritual values of the Filipino people continue to find expression in your efforts to provide your fellow citizens with… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the 'culture of waste.' If a computer breaks… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When a child has a bad dream and wakes up crying, Dad goes and says, 'Don't be afraid, don't be scared. I'm… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
People have to struggle to live and, frequently, to live in an undignified way. One cause of this situation, in my opinion,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Confession is the sacrament of the tenderness of God, his way of embracing us. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I'd say I dream in Esperanto. Sometimes I remember some dreams in another language, but dreaming in languages no, but figures yes,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I have decided to proclaim for the whole Church... a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus spoke in such a way that the people loved the things of God. That’s why they followed him. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The teachings of the Gospel have direct consequences for our way of thinking, feeling and living. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I would like that all of us, after these days of grace, might have the courage - the courage - to walk… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
To understand one another, and to grow in charity and truth, we need to pause, to accept and listen to one another.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
And does not true freedom mean choosing ways in this world that lead to the good of all and are guided by… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We must always walk in the presence of the Lord, in the light of the Lord, always trying to live in an… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Jesus is more than a friend. He is a teacher of truth and life who shows us the way that leads to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness. — 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
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
They (the consecrated) are men and woman who can awaken the world. Consecrated life is prophecy. God asks us to fly the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In a very real way, the poor are our teachers. They show us that people’s value is not measured by their possessions… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Any Church community, if it thinks it can comfortably go its own way without creative concern and effective cooperation in helping the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Today, the news is scandals; that is news, but the many children who don't have food - that's not news. This is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God's word is unpredictable in its power... The Church has to accept this unruly freedom of the word, which accomplishes what it… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Men, to exist, to become complete and mature, need to feel the joy of fatherhood. When a man does not have this… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Let Christ turn your natural optimism into Christian hope, your energy into moral virtue, your good will into genuine self-sacrificin g love!… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Going out to others in order to reach the fringes of humanity does not mean rushing out aimlessly into the world. Often… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In this system, which tends to devour everything which stands in the way of increased profits, whatever is fragile, like the environment,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You might say, 'Can't we have a more human Christianity, without the cross, without Jesus, without stripping ourselves?' In this way we'd… — 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
If anyone feels offended by my words, I would respond that I speak them with affection and with the best of intentions,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Marriage now tends to be viewed as a form of mere emotional satisfaction that can be constructed in any way or modified… — 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
