Jesus Christ conferred power upon Peter, but what sort of power was it? Jesusโ three questions to Peter about love are followed by three commands: feed my lambs, feed my sheep. Let us never forget that authentic power is service, and that the Pope too, when exercising power, must enter ever more fully into that service which has its radiant culmination on the Cross.
Pope FrancisThere are martyrs [between Mexican people], now I will canonize two. It is a population that you can't explain, you can't explain it because the word 'people' is not a logical category, it's a mythical category.
Pope FrancisHow many kinds of moral and material poverty we face today as a result of denying God and putting so many idols in his place!
Pope FrancisGrace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.
Pope FrancisOh Mary, star of the sea, once again we recourse to thee, to find refuge and sernity, to implore your protection and help. Mother of God and our Mother, turn your sweet gaze towards those who face the dangers of the sea everyday to guarantee their families the necessary sustenance for life, to protect the respect of creation, to serve peace between peoples.
Pope Francis