Pope Francis

In God’s great plan, every detail is important, even yours, even my humble little witness, even the hidden witness of those who live their faith with simplicity in everyday family relationships, work relationships, friendships. There are the saints of every day, the “hidden” saints, a sort of “middle class of holiness” to which we can all belong.

Let us never forget this, he is pure mercy, let us go to Jesus!

Do not be afraid to cast yourselves into the arms of God; whatever he asks of you, he will repay a hundredfold.

Christianity spreads through the joy of disciples who know that they are loved and saved.

It's best to not confuse optimism with hope. Optimism is a psychological attitude toward life. Hope goes further. It is an anchor that one hurls toward the future, it's what lets you pull on the line and reach what you're aiming for and head in the right direction. Hope is also theological: God is there, too.

Jesus Christ conferred power upon Peter, but what sort of power was it? Jesus’ three questions to Peter about love are followed by three commands: feed my lambs, feed my sheep. Let us never forget that authentic power is service, and that the Pope too, when exercising power, must enter ever more fully into that service which has its radiant culmination on the Cross.

Today too, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others. To protect creation, to protect every man and every woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love, is to open up a horizon of hope; it is to let a shaft of light break through the heavy clouds; it is to bring the warmth of hope!

I think with great affection and deep gratitude of my venerable predecessor, Benedict XVI, who during these years of his pontificate has enriched and strengthened the Church with his teaching, his goodness, his guidance, his faith, his humility, and his gentleness, which will remain a spiritual heritage for all.

The family is threatened by growing efforts on the part of some to redefine the very institution of marriage, by relativism, by the culture of the ephemeral, by a lack of openness to life. These realities are increasingly under attack from powerful forces, which threaten to disfigure God’s plan for creation.

Be men and women with others and for others: true champions at the service of others.

Dear young people, always be missionaries of the Gospel, every day and in every place.

Let us protect Christ in our lives, so that we can protect others, so that we can protect creation!

Small yet strong in the love of God, like Saint Francis of Assisi, all of us, as Christians, are called to watch over _x000D_ and protect the fragile world in which we live, and all its peoples.

Dearest brothers and sisters who are so persecuted, I know how much you suffer, I know that you are stripped of everything. I am with you in the faith of the one who has conquered evil!

There are the saints of every day, the 'hidden' saints, a sort of 'middle class of holiness'... to which we can all belong.

It is horrific even to think that there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day

Obeying God is listening to God, having an open heart to follow the path that God points out to us.

Only those who serve with love are able to protect!

The Christian life is not limited to prayer, but requires an ongoing dedication and courage born of prayer.

This is Christian hope, that the future is in God's hands.

The true strength of the Christian is the power of truth and love, which leads to the renunciation of all violence. Faith and violence are incompatible.