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
Being a Christian means renouncing ourselves, taking up the cross and carrying it with Jesus. There is no other way.
I thank all missionaries, men and women who quietly work hard for the Lord and their brothers and sisters.
Going out to others in order to reach the fringes of humanity does not mean rushing out aimlessly into the world. Often it is better simply to slow down, to put aside our eagerness in order to see and listen to others, to stop rushing from one thing to another and to remain with someone who has faltered along the way.
The Christian family is missionary: it announces the love of God to the world.
Certain realities in life are only seen through eyes that are cleansed through our tears. Let us learn how to weep
Let us ask Mary to help us respond to violence, to conflict and to war, with the power of dialogue, reconciliation and love. She is our mother: may she help us to find peace; all of us are her children!
Press on! Don't let yourselves be robbed of hope. Understood?
Art in the Church fundamentally exists for evangelization
Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.
The culture of comfort, which makes us think only of ourselves, makes us insensitive to the cries of other people.
At times we can be self-absorbed. Lord, help us to open our hearts to others and to serve those who are most vulnerable.
The Eucharist, although it is the fullness of sacramental life, is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak.
Let us encourage the generosity which is typical of the young and help them to work actively in building a better world. Youth do not solely need material things. Above all, they need to have those non-material values which are the spiritual heart of a people ... spirituality, generosity, solidarity, perseverance, fraternity, and joy.
When we don't preach the LORD, we preach the Devil, and when we preach worldliness, we preach the Devil