Dear young people, Jesus wants to be your friend, and wants you to spread the joy of this friendship everywhere.
Pope FrancisAn evangelizing community gets involved in word and deed in peopleโs daily lives; it bridges distances, it is willing to abase itself if necessary, and it embraces human life, touching the suffering flesh of Christ in others
Pope FrancisMay the power of Christ, which brings freedom and service, be felt in so many hearts afflicted by war, persecution and slavery.
Pope FrancisImagine, to become a priest there are eight years of study and preparation, and then if after a while you can't do it, you can ask for a dispensation, you leave, and everything is OK. On the other hand, to make a sacrament (marriage), which is for your whole life, three to four conferences...Preparation for marriage is very important. It's very, very important because I believe it is something that in the Church, in common pastoral ministry, at least in my country, in South America, the Church has not valued much.
Pope Francis