Where there is truth, there is also light, but don't confuse light with the flash. Pope Francis More Quotes by Pope Francis More Quotes From Pope Francis Dear brothers and sisters, the Church loves you! Be an active presence in the community, as living cells, as living stones. Pope Francis cellsbrotherlove-you It means caring for one another in our families: husbands and wives first protect one another, and then, as parents, they care for their children, and children themselves, in time, protect their parents. Pope Francis familyhusbandchildren We Christians bring peace and grace as a treasure to be offered to the world, but these gifts can bear fruit only when Christians live and work together in harmony. This makes it easier to contribute to building relations of respect and peaceful coexistence with those who belong to other religious traditions, and with non-believers. Pope Francis gracereligiouschristian Let's not be naive, we're not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God. We are not talking about a mere bill, but rather a machination of the Father of Lies that seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God. Pope Francis fatherlyingchildren There are saints in the Roman Curia, among the cardinals, priests, religious, sisters and laity. They work hard, and also do things that are often hidden. I know some who concern themselves with feeding the poor or who give up their free time to work in a parish. As always, the ones who aren't saints make the most noise ... a single tree falling makes a sound, but a whole forest growing doesn't. Pope Francis giving-upreligiousfall We live in an age rather skeptical of truth, of its existence." There is a "tendency to believe that nothing is definitive, and think that the truth is given by consent or by what we want. The question arises: does "the" truth really exist? What is "the" truth? Can we know it? Can we find it? Pope Francis truthbelievethinking Inequality is the root of social evil. Pope Francis socialrootsevil I beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the poor! Pope Francis politicianlordpeople The important thing is to not walk alone, but to rely on each other as brothers and sisters Pope Francis walksimportantbrother Trust in the power of Christ’s Cross! Receive his reconciling grace and share it! Pope Francis gracesharechrist Our mission as Christians is to conform ourselves evermore to Jesus as the model of our lives. Pope Francis missionschristianjesus Today, elderly people are discarded when, in reality, they are the seat of wisdom of the society...the right to life means allowing people to live and not killing, allowing them to grow, to eat, to be educated, to be healed, and to be permitted to die with dignity. Pope Francis elderlymeanreality Reject every form of corruption. Pope Francis rejectscorruptionform We don't need youth museums but we do need holy young people. Pope Francis museumspeopleneeds I want to see the church get closer to the people. I want to get rid of clericalism, the mundane, this closing ourselves off within ourselves, in our parishes, schools or structures. Because these need to get out! Pope Francis churchpeopleschool No elderly person should be like an “exile” in our families. The elderly are a treasure for our society. Pope Francis elderlyour-societytreasure Each of us is a masterpiece of God's creation Pope Francis gods-creationmasterpiececreation We need courage if we are to be faithful to the Gospel. Pope Francis being-faithfulfaithfulneeds Let's pray for whole world that there be brotherhood. I hope this journey of the church we begin today is fruitful for evangelization. Pope Francis brotherhoodchurchjourney Let us pray to the Lord and ask him to protect the family in the crisis with which the devil wants to destroy it. Families are the domestic church where Jesus grows in the love of a married couple, in the lives of their children. Pope Francis couplechildrenjesus
