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Pope Francis Quotes - Page 12

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Fathers are so necessary as examples and guides for our children in wisdom and virtue. Without father figures, young people often feel orphaned; left adrift at a critical moment in their growth and development.

Fathers are so necessary as examples and guides for our children in wisdom and virtue. Without father figures, young people often feel orphaned; left adrift at a critical moment in their growth and development.

Children, Father, People

"A society without fathers is a society of orphans, Pope Francis says". www.patheos.com. January 28, 2015.

We pray for the many brothers and sisters who seek refuge far from their native lands, who seek a home where they can live without fear: that they might always be respected in their dignity.

Brother, Home, Land

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."

Brother, Men, Slave Labor

[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.

Brother, Two, Age

Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com

Trade unions have been an essential force for social change, without which a semblance of a decent and humane society is impossible under capitalism.

Essentials, Unions, Impossible

While the earnings of a minority are growing exponentially, so too is the gap separating the majority from the prosperity enjoyed by those happy few. This imbalance is the result of ideologies which defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation. Consequently, they reject the right of states, charged with vigilance for the common good, to exercise any form of control.

Exercise, Minorities, Growing

Pope Francis (2014). “The Joy of the Gospel”, p.21, BookBaby

We are called to reach out to those who find themselves in the existential peripheries of our societies and to show particular solidarity with the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters: the poor, the disabled, the unborn and the sick, migrants and refugees, the elderly and the young who lack employment.

Inspiring, Wise, Brother

Pope Francis' Message to Cardinal Kurt Koch On The Occasion of The 10th General Assembly of The World Council Of Churches, w2.vatican.va. October 4, 2013.

When evangelizers rise from prayer, their hearts are more open; freed of self-absorption, they are desirous of doing good and sharing their lives with others.

Prayer, Heart, Self

I want to express my closeness to the people of the Philippines who have been struck by a strong earthquake, and I invite you to pray for that dear nation, which in recent days has suffered different calamities.

Strong, Earthquakes, People

The Book of Genesis tells us that God created man and woman entrusting them with the task of filling the earth and subduing it, which does not mean exploiting it but nurturing and protecting it, caring for it through their work.

Book, Mean, Caring

Pope Francis' General Audience, w2.vatican.va. May 1, 2013.

A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is not in the Gospel.

Christian, Wall, Thinking

Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com

When we talk about the environment, about creation, my thoughts turn to the first pages of the Bible, the Book of Genesis, which states that God placed man and woman on earth to cultivate and care for it. And the question comes to my mind: What does cultivating and caring for the earth mean? Are we truly cultivating and caring for creation? Or are we exploiting and neglecting it?

Book, Mean, Caring

"Pope Francis On World Environment Day Speaks Of Food Waste, Lack Of Attention To Needs Of Poor", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 5, 2013.

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.

Beautiful, Summer, Stars

In-flight interview from Philadelphia to Rome, www.catholicnewsagency.com. September 27, 2015.

...these things become the norm: that some homeless people die of cold on the streets is not news. In contrast, a ten point drop on the stock markets of some cities, is a tragedy. A person dying is not news, but if the stock markets drop ten points it is a tragedy! Thus people are disposed of, as if they were trash.

Cities, People, Justice

"Pope Francis On World Environment Day Speaks Of Food Waste, Lack Of Attention To Needs Of Poor", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 5, 2013.

Let's ask ourselves: are we open to the Holy Spirit, do I pray to him to enlighten me, to make me more sensitive to the things of God? And this is a prayer we need to pray every day, every day: Holy Spirit may my heart be open to the Word of God, may my heart be open to good, may my heart be open to the beauty of God, every day.

Prayer, Heart, Needs

This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives.

Jesus, May, Welcome

Dear young people, put your talents at the service of the Gospel, with creativity and boundless charity.

Creativity, People, Charity

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex, twitter.com. December 7, 2013.

Men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the 'culture of waste.' If a computer breaks it is a tragedy, but poverty, the needs and dramas of so many people end up being considered normal. ... When the stock market drops 10 points in some cities, it constitutes a tragedy. Someone who dies is not news, but lowering income by 10 points is a tragedy! In this way people are thrown aside as if they were trash.

Drama, Men, Idols

"Pope Francis On World Environment Day Speaks Of Food Waste, Lack Of Attention To Needs Of Poor", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 5, 2013.

Wars shatter so many lives. I think especially of children robbed of their childhood.

Children, War, Thinking

Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.160, SPCK

Auschwitz cries out with the pain of immense suffering and pleads for a future of respect, peace and encounter among peoples.

Respect, Peace, Pain

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex, twitter.com. January 27, 2015.

The Lord speaks to us through the Scriptures and in our prayer. Let us learn to keep silence before him, as we meditate upon the Gospel.

Prayer, Silence, Scripture

Christ’s love and friendship are no illusion. On the Cross Jesus showed how real they are.

Jesus, Real, Love And Friendship

We must not believe the Evil One when he tells us that there is nothing we can do in the face of violence, injustice and sin.

Believe, Evil, Faces

In the face of life’s difficulties, let us ask the Lord for the strength to remain joyful witnesses to our faith.

Faces, Joyful, Lord

I have decided to proclaim for the whole Church... a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East, and throughout the world, and I also invite each person, including our fellow Christians, followers of other religions and all men of good will, to participate, in whatever way they can, in this initiative.

Christian, Prayer, Men

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