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
I have great love for St. Joseph, because he is a man of silence and strength. On my table I have a statue of St. Joseph sleeping. Even when he is asleep, he is taking care of the church! Yes! We know that he can do that. So when I have a problem, a difficulty, I write a little note and I put it underneath St. Joseph, so that he can dream about it! In other words I tell him: pray for this problem!
We must learn from Mary, and we must imitate her unconditional readiness to receive Christ in her life.
The laity are called to become a leaven of Christian living within society.
It seems that humanity is incapable of putting a halt to the shedding of innocent blood.
The joy of the Gospel is for all people: no one can be excluded.
When Jesus stepped into the waters of the Jordan and was baptized by John the Baptist, he did so not because he was in need of repentance, or conversion: he did it to be among people who need forgiveness, among us sinners, and to take upon himself the burden of our sins.
This is the mission of every Christian: lumina pandit - to spread the light and to tell the world of God's love.
The person who gossips is a terrorist who drops a bomb, destroys, and they destroy others.
Suffering is a call to conversion: it reminds us of our frailty and vulnerability.
Let us allow God to fill our hearts with his goodness and mercy.
They (the consecrated) are men and woman who can awaken the world. Consecrated life is prophecy. God asks us to fly the nest and to be sent to the frontiers of the world, avoiding the temptation to 'domesticate' them. This is the most concrete way of imitating the Lord.
To celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation means to be wrapped in a warm embrace.
Holy Week is a privileged time when we are called to draw near to Jesus: friendship with him is shown in times of difficulty.
The cross is the price of true love. Lord, give us the strength to accept and carry our crosses!