I direct this invitation to conversion even more fervently to those whose behavior distances them from the grace of God, i particularly have in mind men and women belonging to criminal organizations of any kind. For their own good, I beg them to change their lives.

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It is by God’s mercy that we are saved. May we never tire of spreading this joyful message to the world.

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You have cast out the wonder of creation - man and woman - and you have put money in its place. This is a basic terrorism against all of humanity! Think about it!

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You can't have Christ without the Church.

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In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves.

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God asks everything of us, yet at the same time he offers everything to us.

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Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed in the church.

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No one can grow if he does not accept his smallness.

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In a world often marked by selfishness, a large family is a school of solidarity and sharing; and this attitude is to the benefit of society as a whole.... I always thank the Lord in seeing mothers and fathers of large families, together with their children, committed to the life of the Church and of society.

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How powerful prayer is! May we never lose the courage to say: Lord, give us your peace.

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May we try to listen and be silent in order to make space for the beauty of God.

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To be saints is not a privilege for a few, but a vocation for everyone.

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The love of God is not something vague or generic; the love of God has a name and a face: Jesus Christ.

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I think the church has to apologize not only to the gay person it has offended, but also to the poor, to women who are exploited, to children forced into labor and for having blessed so many weapons in the past.

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May every Church and Christian community be a place of mercy amid so much indifference.

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Just as we need the courage to be happy, we also need the courage to live simply.

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If you don’t learn how to cry, you cannot be a good Christian. When they posed this question to us – why children suffer, why this or that tragedy occurs in life – our response must be either silence or a word that is born of our tears. Be courageous, don’t be afraid to cry.

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If investments in banks fall, it is a tragedy, and people say, 'What are we going to do?' but if people die of hunger, have nothing to eat or suffer from poor health, that's nothing.

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Like the Good Samaritan, may we not be ashamed of touching the wounds of those who suffer, but try to heal them with concrete acts of love.

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Our life must be centred on what is essential, on Jesus Christ. Everything else is secondary.

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[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.

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