A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is not in the Gospel.
Pope FrancisIt hurts me when I see a priest or a nun with the latest model car, you can't do this. A car is necessary to do a lot of work, but please, choose a more humble one. If you like the fancy one, just think about how many children are dying of hunger in the world.
Pope FrancisThe obsession with economic profit and technical efficiency puts the human rhythms of life at risk.
Pope FrancisThe Lord put it clearly: you cannot serve two masters. You have to choose between God and money.
Pope FrancisWhen families bring children into the world, train them in faith and sound values, and teach them to contribute to society, they become a blessing in our world.
Pope FrancisLegal systems, at both the national and international level, are therefore required to recognize, guarantee and protect religious freedom, which is a right intrinsically inherent in human nature, in man's dignity as a free being, and is also an indicator of a healthy democracy and cone of the main sources of the legitimacy of the State. Religious freedom ... favors the development of relationships of mutual respect between the different Confessions and their healthy collaboration with the State and political society, without confusion of roles and without antagonism.
Pope Francis