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
Let's pray for whole world that there be brotherhood. I hope this journey of the church we begin today is fruitful for evangelization.
One cannot offend, make war, kill in the name of one's own religion, that is, in the name of God.
In this Year of Faith, we pray to the Lord that the Church may always be a true family that brings God’s love to everyone.
Today too, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others.
Christ comes among us at Christmas: it is the perfect time for a personal encounter with the Lord.
The people that does not care for its children or grandparents is a people that has not future. Because it doesn't have the strength or the memory to go forward...
Every time we judge our brother in our hearts or worse when we speak badly of them with others, we are murdering Christians.
Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation.
Evangelization does not consist in proselytizing, for proselytizing is a caricature of evangelization, but rather evangelizing entails attracting by our witness those who are far off, it means humbly drawing near to those who feel distant from God in the Church, drawing near to those who feel judged and condemned outright by those who consider themselves to be perfect and pure.
Where there is no work, there is no dignity.
The political struggle against marriage equality is war
Do not lose hope; St. Joseph also experienced moments of difficulty, but he never lost faith and was able to overcome them, in the certainty that God never abandons us.
Rest is so necessary for the health of our minds and bodies, and often so difficult to achieve due to the many demands placed on us. But rest is also essential for our spiritual health, so that we can hear God’s voice and understand what he asks of us.
Breathing is made up of two stages: inhaling, the intake of air, and exhaling, the letting out of air. The spiritual life is fed, nourished, by prayer and is expressed outwardly through mission: inhaling and exhaling. When we inhale, by prayer, we receive the fresh air of the Holy Spirit.