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
A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.
If Jesus is to become the center of our life, we need to spend time in His presence, before the Tabernacle.
You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.
Don't be afraid to go to the Sacrament of Confession, where you will meet Jesus who forgives you.
In the silence of the Cross, the uproar of weapons ceases and the language of reconciliation, forgiveness, dialogue and peace is spoken.
With God, nothing is lost; but without him, everything is lost.
We have to avoid the spiritual sickness of a self-referentia l church. It's true that when you get out into the street, as happens to every man and woman, there can be accidents. However, if the church remains closed in on itself, self-referentia l, it gets old. Between a church that suffers accidents in the street, and a church that's sick because it's self-referentia l, I have no doubts about preferring the former.
During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference.
May the deepest spiritual values of the Filipino people continue to find expression in your efforts to provide your fellow citizens with an integral human development. In this way, each person will be able to fulfill his or her potential, and thus contribute wisely and well to the future of this country.
To build peace is difficult but to live without it is torment.
I would like to ask you a question: how many of you pray to the Holy Spirit every day? Probably few, but we must satisfy this desire of Jesus and pray every day to the Holy Spirit, so that he opens our heart towards Jesus.
Jesus washes the feet of the Apostles. Are we ready to serve others like this.
God reveals Himself through surprises.
Not to share one’s goods with the poor is to rob them and to deprive them of life. It is not our goods that we possess, but theirs.