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
Our Christian witness is authentic when it is faithful and unconditional.
Everyone say to himself: 'When was the last time I went to confession?' And if it has been a long time, don't lose another day! Go, the priest will be good. And Jesus, (will be) there, and Jesus is better than the priests - Jesus receives you. He will receive you with so much love! Be courageous, and go to confession,
The Sacraments are Jesus Christ’s presence in us. So it is important for us to go to Confession and receive Holy Communion.
We cannot be Christians part-time. If Christ is at the center of our lives, he is present in all that we do.
Sometimes we are saddened by the weight of our sins. May we not be discouraged. Christ has come to lift this burden and give us peace.
Let us contemplate the humility of the Son of God born into poverty. Let us imitate him by sharing with those who are weak.
Dear young people, Jesus gives us life, life in abundance. If we are close to him we will have joy in our hearts and a smile on our face.
How often we forget to dedicate ourselves to that which truly matters! We forget that we are children of God.
There is so much indifference in the face of suffering. May we overcome indifference with concrete acts of charity.
Life once conceived, must be protected with the utmost care; abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes.
The imbalance results from ideologies which uphold the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation, and thus deny the right of control to States, which are themselves charged with providing for the common good.
We have to state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor. May we never abandon them.
The Church needs you, your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy that is so characteristic of you.
From the Cross, Christ teaches us to love even those who do not love us.