Pope Speaks

The poor are above all persons‍

“The poor are above all persons, and their faces conceal that of Christ himself. They are his flesh, signs of his crucified body, and we have the duty to reach them. They have to build a world where God is recognized as love, justice and peace; where solidarity is em-braced by all, so there are […]

None of us loves God as He loved us

“None of us loves God as He loved us. It is enough to put oneself before a crucifix to grasp the disproportion. Before God we are all sinners. If we say we are without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. Pride is the most dangerous attitude of every Christian life. […]

NOT MY BUT OUR BREAD

“Seen in this light, Jesus’ words appear with even greater force, reminding us that Christian prayer is not an exercise for ascetics, but emerges from the needs of real people. The bread we are to seek, then, is not my but our bread. Jesus wants us to pray, not for ourselves but for our brothers […]

PERFECT LITTLE PICTURE

“Those who seek appearances never recognize themselves as sinners, and if you say to them: ‘you too are a sinner! We are all sinners’ they become righteous,” the Pope said, and try to show themselves “as a perfect little picture, all appearances.” When there is this difference between reality and appearances, he added, “the Lord […]

ASK FORGIVENESS FROM GOD

Pope Francis tells the faithful in Saint Peter’s Square during the Angelus on February 24, 2019 that he “listened to the voices of the victims, we have prayed and asked forgiveness from God and from the victims, we have become aware of our responsibilities, of our duty to do justice in truth, to radically reject […]

SCIENCE WITH A CONSCIENCE

Addressing IFAD’s 42nd annual Governing Council meeting in Rome, on February 14, 2019 , Pope Francis said: “Innovations and entrepreneurial initiatives in the rural world.” While it is important to invest in innovation, business models and production efficiency, he said, we must also promote “science with a conscience,” putting technology at the service of the […]

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