Pope Francis

The Church is called to draw near to every person, beginning with the poorest and those who suffer.

The mercy of Jesus is not just sentiment: indeed it is a force that gives life, that raises man up!

Each encounter with Jesus changes our life.

Your sins are great? Just tell the Lord: Forgive me, help me to get up again, change my heart!

There is so much noise in the world! May we learn to be silent in our hearts and before God.

Money is needed to bring about many good things but when your heart is attached, it destroys you

Praise is the 'breath' which gives us life, because it is intimacy with God, an intimacy that grows through daily praise.

Breathing is made up of two stages: inhaling, the intake of air, and exhaling, the letting out of air. The spiritual life is fed, nourished, by prayer and is expressed outwardly through mission: inhaling and exhaling. When we inhale, by prayer, we receive the fresh air of the Holy Spirit.

In these cases, where there is an unjust aggression, I can only say that it is licit to stop the unjust aggressor. I emphasize the word: "stop". I'm not saying drop bombs, make war, but stop the aggressor. The means used to stop him would have to be evaluated.

We don't need youth museums but we do need holy young people.

Rest is so necessary for the health of our minds and bodies, and often so difficult to achieve due to the many demands placed on us. But rest is also essential for our spiritual health, so that we can hear God’s voice and understand what he asks of us.

I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ, or at least an openness to letting him encounter them.

In these times of suffering prayer is of even more help.

We become fully human when we become more than human, when we let God bring us beyond ourselves.

Reject every form of corruption.

Sometimes we are tempted to find excuses and complain, acting as if we could only be happy if a thousand conditions were met...I can say that the most beautiful and natural expressions of joy which I have seen in my life were in poor people who had little to hold on to.

May we always say thank you to God, especially for his patience and mercy.

Let us ask the Lord for this grace: that our hearts become free and filled with light, so that we can rejoice as children of God.

Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; it is like giving life.

Mary joins us, she fights at our side. She supports Christians in the fight against the forces of evil. Especially through prayer, through the rosary. Hear me out, the rosary... Do you pray the Rosary each day?

A Christian brings peace to others. Not only peace, but also love, kindness, faithfulness and joy.