Business is a noble vocation, directed to producing wealth and improving the world. It can be a fruitful source of prosperity for the area in which it operates, especially if it sees the creation of jobs as an essential part of its service to the common good. This common good also includes the earth... the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all.
Pope FrancisDefend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill you.
Pope FrancisThe one thing that the Catholic Church desires, and that I seek as Bishop of Rome, โthe Church which presides in charityโ, is communion with the Orthodox Churches.
Pope FrancisThe Lord is knocking at the door of our hearts. Have we put a sign on the door saying: 'Do not disturb'?
Pope FrancisThe Big Bang, which today we hold to be the origin of the world, does not contradict the intervention of the divine creator but, rather, requires it.
Pope FrancisNot all Muslims are violent, not all Catholics are violent. It is like a fruit salad; there's everything. There are violent persons of this religion.
Pope FrancisYou can have large projects and implement them by means of a few of the smallest things. Or you can use weak means that are more effective than strong ones, as Paul also said in his First Letter to the Corinthians. [...] The wisdom of discernment redeems the necessary ambiguity of life and helps us find the most appropriate means, which do not always coincide with what looks great and strong.
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