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
He who doesn't pray to the Lord prays to the devil.
God always has patience.
In a world like this, media can help us to feel closer to one another, creating a sense of unity of the human family which can in turn inspire solidarity and serious efforts to ensure a more dignified life for all.
Ours is not a joy born of having many possessions, but of having encountered a person: Jesus in our midst.
We hear many offers from the world around us; but let us take up God's offer instead: his is a caress of love. For God, we are not numbers, we are important, indeed we are the most important thing to him; even if we are sinners, we are what is closest to his heart.
The only way to heal is to look at the Cross, to look at God Who takes upon Himself our sins: my sin is there.
We are called to be 'ambassadors for Christ' (2 Cor 5:20). Ours is a ministry of reconciliation ... To be an ambassador for Christ means above all to invite everyone to a renewed personal encounter with the Lord Jesus.
On climate change, there is a clear, definitive and ineluctable ethical imperative to act.
It is not possible to go backwards. We must go forward. Always forward.
Living Holy Week following Jesus means learning how to come out of ourselves to reach out to others, to go to the outskirts of existence, to be the first to move towards our brothers and sisters, especially those who are most distant, those who are forgotten, those who are most in need of understanding, consolation and help. There is so much need to bring the living presence of Jesus, merciful and full of love!
The first setting in which faith enlightens the human city is the family.
A society can be judged by the way it treats its children.
When I have a problem, I write it down and ask St Joseph to sleep on it
We must always walk in the presence of the Lord, in the light of the Lord, always trying to live in an irreprehensible way.