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Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio;[b] 17 December 1936) is the 266th and current Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned in the 8th century.

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Even today we raise our hand against our brother. . . We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves as if it were normal we continue to sow destruction, pain, death. Violence and war lead only to death.

Brother, Normal, Pain, Raise, Sow, War

As Christians, our duty is to pray for them and ask the Lord to give them the grace of penance, so that they don't die with a corrupt heart, because otherwise the dogs of hell will take their blood.

Christian, Christians, Corrupt, Dog, Heart

There are martyrs [between Mexican people], now I will canonize two. It is a population that you can't explain, you can't explain it because the word 'people' is not a logical category, it's a mythical category.

Canonize, Explain, Mexican, People, Two

True peace is not a balance of opposing forces, and it is not ‘a lovely façade’ simply covering conflicts and divisions. Rather, peace calls for daily commitment -- it's homemade -- starting from God's gift, from the grace which he has given us in Jesus Christ.

Commitment, Conflicts, Covering, Grace, Homemade, Jesus

Every Christian can witness to God in the workplace, not only with words, but above all with an honest life.

Christian, Honest, Life, Words, Workplace

May we always care for our children, not counting the cost, so that they may never believe themselves to be mistakes, but always know their infinite worth.

Believe, Children, Cost, Know, Mistake, Worth

This is important: to get to know people, listen, expand the circle of ideas. The world is crisscrossed by roads that come closer together and move apart, but the important thing is that they lead towards the Good.

Apart, Circle, Circles, Ideas, Moving, Thing

It means protecting people, showing loving concern for each and every person, especially children, the elderly, those in need, who are often the last we think about.

Children, Concern, Elderly, Mean, Think, Thinking

I love tango, and I used to dance when I was young.

Dance, Love, Tango, Used, Young

Let yourselves be led by the Holy Spirit, with freedom and, please, do not cage the Holy Spirit

Cages, Holy, Let, Spirit

Living Holy Week following Jesus means learning how to come out of ourselves to reach out to others, to go to the outskirts of existence, to be the first to move towards our brothers and sisters, especially those who are most distant, those who are forgotten, those who are most in need of understanding, consolation and help. There is so much need to bring the living presence of Jesus, merciful and full of love!

Brother, Jesus, Moving, Learning, Existence, Outskirts

God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities.

Faithfulness, God'S Faithfulness, Gods, Infidelity, Stronger, Unfaithfulness

More than by fear of going astray, my hope is that we will be moved by the fear of remaining shut up within structures which give us a false sense of security, within rules which make us harsh judges, within habits which make us feel safe, while at our door people are starving and Jesus does not tire of saying to us: 'Give them something to eat. '

Jesus, Doors, People, Astray, Door

Let us never give in to pessimism, to that bitterness that the devil offers us every day. Do not give in to pessimism and discouragement. We have the firm certainty that the Holy Spirit gives the Church with His mighty breath, the courage to persevere and also to seek new methods of evangelization, to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

Certainty, Christian, Courage, Methods, Religious

When a child has a bad dream and wakes up crying, Dad goes and says, 'Don't be afraid, don't be scared. I'm here. ' The Lord speaks this way, too. . . Usually, Christmas seems like a very noisy feast, but we can use a bit of silence to hear these words of love, closeness and tenderness.

Children, Dad, Dream, Feast, Speaks

Saints are people who belong fully to God. They are not afraid of being mocked, misunderstood or marginalized.

People, Misunderstood, Saint, Marginalized, Mocked

The church does not need apologists of its causes nor crusaders of its battles, but sowers humble and confident of the truth, who. . . trust of its power

Battle, Battles, Church, Humble, Power, Trust

The family remains the basic unit of society and the first school in which children learn the human, spiritual and moral values which enable them to be a beacon of goodness, integrity and justice in our communities.

Children, Communities, Family, Integrity, School, Spiritual

May we learn to say “thank you” to God and to one another. We teach children to do it, and then we forget to do it ourselves!

Children, Forget, May, Say, Thank

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

Centred, Christ, Essentials, Everything, Jesus, Life

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