Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and enrich others by our own poverty. Let us not forget that real poverty hurts: no self-denial is real without this dimension of penance. I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt.
Pope FrancisLet us contemplate the humility of the Son of God born into poverty. Let us imitate him by sharing with those who are weak.
Pope FrancisWe need to be creative with young people. If they have no opportunities, they will get into drugs and be vulnerable to suicide.
Pope FrancisA Church without women is like the college of the Apostles without Mary... Our Lady is more important than the Apostles! She is more important! The Church is feminine. She is Church, she is bride, she is mother.
Pope Francis