At the first meeting I had with the (Italian) bishops in May 2013, one of the three things I said was: with the Italian government you're on your own. Because the pope is for everybody and he can't insert himself in the specific internal politics of a country. This is not the role of the pope, right?
Pope FrancisSometimes we know what we have to do, but we lack the courage to do it. Let us learn from Mary how to make decisions, trusting in the Lord.
Pope FrancisHow many young people among you are like this? You know how to give and yet you have ever learned how to receive. You still lack one thing. Become a beggar. This is what you still lack. Learn how to beg. This isnโt easy to understand. To learn how to beg. To learn how to receive with humility.
Pope FrancisThe crucifix does not signify defeat or failure. It reveals to us the Love that overcomes evil and sin.
Pope FrancisAt stake are the lives of many children who will be discriminated against in advance, and deprived of their human development given by a father and a mother and willed by God. At stake is the total rejection of Godโs law engraved in our hearts.
Pope Francis