Let us never forget that authentic power is service, which has its radiant culmination on the Cross.
Pope FrancisThere is an ideological colonization we have to be careful of that tries to destroy the family.
Pope FrancisAlthough the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God.
Pope FrancisAn example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth... Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them.
Pope FrancisChristianity spreads through the joy of disciples who know that they are loved and saved.
Pope FrancisLiving Holy Week following Jesus means learning how to come out of ourselves to reach out to others, to go to the outskirts of existence, to be the first to move towards our brothers and sisters, especially those who are most distant, those who are forgotten, those who are most in need of understanding, consolation and help. There is so much need to bring the living presence of Jesus, merciful and full of love!
Pope Francis