[Orthodox Patriarch] Kirill, my brother. We kissed each other, embraced, and then a conversation for two hours. Old age doesn't come on its own.Two hours where we spoke as brothers, sincerely and no one knows what was spoke about, only what we said at the end publicly about how we felt as we spoke.
Pope FrancisAsk yourselves this question: How often is Jesus inside and knocking at the door to be let out, to come out?
Pope FrancisLet us pray for the many Christians in the world who still suffer persecution and violence. May God grant them the courage of fidelity.
Pope FrancisLet us never give in to pessimism, to that bitterness that the devil offers us every day. Do not give in to pessimism and discouragement. We have the firm certainty that the Holy Spirit gives the Church with His mighty breath, the courage to persevere and also to seek new methods of evangelization, to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
Pope Francis