Pope Francis
Pope Francis
Pope Francisis the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere and the first non-European pope since the Syrian Gregory III, who died in 741...
NationalityArgentinian
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth17 December 1936
CityBuenos Aires, Argentina
Pope Francis quotes about
- missionary
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- literary-genre
- speech
- definitions
- dignity
- humans
- human-beings
- african-american-women
- black-women-inspirational
- inspire-women
- confession
- gods-creation
- creation
- masterpiece
- diversity
- people
- source
- catholic
- progress
- collaboration
- fragility
- weakness
- doe
- satan
- calumny
- expression
- limits
- violent
- pro-life
We have to avoid the spiritual sickness of a self-referentia l church. It's true that when you get out into the street, as happens to every man and woman, there can be accidents. However, if the church remains closed in on itself, self-referentia l, it gets old. Between a church that suffers accidents in the street, and a church that's sick because it's self-referentia l, I have no doubts about preferring the former.
Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style of the good Samaritan, who bent down to his brother in need and took care of him.
Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness.
When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God.
War destroys, kills, impoverishes. Lord, give us your peace!
I pray every day for all who are suffering in Iraq. Please join me.
During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference.
Whoever says he is without sin is a liar or is blind.
Let us remember well, however, that whenever food is thrown out it is as if it were stolen from the table of the poor, from the hungry!
I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance, says Jesus. This is where true wealth is found, not in material things!
Dear young people, please, don’t be observers of life, but get involved. Jesus did not remain an observer, but he immersed himself. Don’t be observers, but immerse yourself in the reality of life, as Jesus did.
Mercy is the true power that can save humanity and the world from sin and evil.
The fact is, woman was taken from a rib.
May the deepest spiritual values of the Filipino people continue to find expression in your efforts to provide your fellow citizens with an integral human development. In this way, each person will be able to fulfill his or her potential, and thus contribute wisely and well to the future of this country.