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 cross of Christ, embraced with love, never brings sadness with it, but joy, the joy of being saved and of doing a little of what he did on the day of his death.
Dear young people, always be missionaries of the Gospel, every day and in every place.
The Christian life is not limited to prayer, but requires an ongoing dedication and courage born of prayer.
Jesus is the sun and Mary is the dawn announcing his rising.
The true strength of the Christian is the power of truth and love, which leads to the renunciation of all violence. Faith and violence are incompatible.
Sometimes we know what we have to do, but we lack the courage to do it. Let us learn from Mary how to make decisions, trusting in the Lord.
Are we ready to be Christians full-time, showing our commitment by word and deed?
May each family rediscover family prayer, which helps to bring about mutual understanding and forgiveness.
Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Let us find time to be with him.
The Saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts, and who shared this joy with others.
The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have nothing apart from their poverty!
In effect, a selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and the disadvantaged.
Lord Jesus, make us capable of loving as you love.
Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve.