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
The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the planet, the elderly lament that once beautiful landscapes are now covered with rubbish.
Every expression of true beauty can be acknowledged as a path leading to an encounter with the Lord Jesus.
It does not render justice to the victims, but rather fosters vengeance.
The teachings of the Gospel have direct consequences for our way of thinking, feeling and living.
When everything falls apart, only one thing sustains our hope: God loves us, he loves everyone!
A great challenge: stop ruining the garden which God has entrusted to us so that all may enjoy it.
In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves.
It is better to have a Church that is wounded but out in the streets than a Church that is sick because it is closed in on itself.
We need to build up society in the light of the Beatitudes, walking towards the Kingdom with the least among us.
Today one can read the Gospel also on so many technological instruments. You can carry the whole Bible on your mobile phone, on your tablet. It is important to read the Word of God, by any means, but by reading the Word of God: Jesus speaks to us there! And welcome it with an open heart. Then the good seed will bear fruit!
God’s love is free. He asks for nothing in return; all he wants is for his love to be accepted.
Allow me to draw your attention to the value and beauty of marriage. The complementarity of man and woman, the vertex of the divine creation, is being questioned by gender ideology, in the name of a freer and more just society. The difference between man and woman is not meant to stand in opposition, or to subordinate, but is for the sake of communion and generation, always 'in the image and likeness of God.'
That which gives us true freedom and true happiness is the compassionate love of Christ.
The key that opens the door to the faith is prayer.