Suffering is a call to conversion: it reminds us of our frailty and vulnerability. Pope Francis More Quotes by Pope Francis More Quotes From Pope Francis A population that does not take care of the elderly and of children and the young has no future, because it abuses both its memory and its promise. Pope Francis elderlymemorieschildren This is what marriage is all about - Man and woman walking together, wherein the husband helps his wife to become ever more a woman, and wherein the woman has the task of helping her husband to become ever more a man. Pope Francis wifehusbandmen Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man. Pope Francis lightjourneymen Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill you. Pope Francis abortioncourtpro-life Do you know what the title was of the Pope, which ought to be used? Servant of the servants of God. It's a little different from the stars. Stars are beautiful to look at. I like to look at them in the summer when the sky is clear. But the Pope must be, must be the servant of the servants of God. Pope Francis starssummerbeautiful How many people worldwide are victims of this type of slavery, in which the person is at the service of his or her work, while work should offer a service to people so they may have dignity. I ask my brothers and sisters in faith and all men and women of good will for a decisive choice to combat trafficking in persons, which includes "slave labor." Pope Francis slave-laborbrothermen One day we will see our animals again in eternity of Christ. Paradise is open to all God’s creatures. Pope Francis paradiseone-dayanimal From the Cross, Christ teaches us to love even those who do not love us. Pope Francis christiangodlove When money, instead of man, is at the center of the system, when money becomes an idol, men and women are reduced to simple instruments of a social and economic system, which is characterized, better yet dominated, by profound inequalities. So we discard whatever is not useful to this logic; it is this attitude that discards children and older people, and is now affecting the young. Pope Francis simpleattitudechildren If we don’t think about God, everything ends up being about 'me' and my own comfort. Pope Francis endscomfortthinking I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt. Pope Francis catholichurtdoe Seeking happiness in material things is a sure way of being unhappy. Pope Francis seeking-happinessunhappyway Faith is professed with the lips and with the heart, through words & through love. Pope Francis lipsinspirationheart ...when food is shared in a fair way, with solidarity, when no one is deprived, every community can meet the needs of the poorest. Human ecology and environmental ecology walk together. Pope Francis environmentalcommunityfood May each family rediscover family prayer, which helps to bring about mutual understanding and forgiveness. Pope Francis understandingprayermay Are we ready to be Christians full-time, showing our commitment by word and deed? Pope Francis deedschristiancommitment Sometimes 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 Francis decisionlordsometimes Jesus is the sun and Mary is the dawn announcing his rising. Pope Francis risingdawnjesus This is Christian hope, that the future is in God's hands. Pope Francis christian-hopechristianhands When we meet a person truly in need, do we see the face of God? Pope Francis deep-thoughtfacesneeds
