War is always a defeat. Wherever fighting occurs, people are exhausted. Let us #PrayTogether tirelessly, because prayer is effective. May we ask the Lord for the gift of minds and hearts dedicated concretely to #Peace.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 18, 2024

Do not be afraid!

Do not be afraid: these are words the Lord addresses to you, dear sister and brother, whenever you feel you can no longer delay your desire to give your life to him. It is a refrain accompanying all who say yes to God with their lives, through daily fidelity. #Prayer #Vocations

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 25, 2021

Open, capable of great initiatives, generous, compassionate in comforting anxieties and steadfast in strengthening hopes

The Lord wants to shape the hearts of fathers and mothers to be open, capable of great initiatives, generous, compassionate in comforting anxieties and steadfast in strengthening hopes. The priesthood and consecrated life greatly need these qualities. #Prayer #Vocations

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 25, 2021

The lesson learned from the recent pandemic is the awareness that we are a global community, all in the same boat

How do we prevent conflicts? No people, no social group, can single-handedly achieve #peace, prosperity, security and happiness. None. The lesson learned from the recent pandemic is the awareness that we are a global community, all in the same boat. #DiplomacyForPeace

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 24, 2021

The secret of life: we come to possess it only by giving it away

The Lord of life wants us to be full of life, and he tells us the secret of life: we come to possess it only by giving it away.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 23, 2021

The fullness of life and of joy is found by giving oneself for our brothers and sisters, with openness, welcoming and goodness

The fullness of life and of joy is found by giving oneself for the Gospel and for our brothers and sisters, with openness, welcoming and goodness.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 22, 2021

We need to heal the damaged relationships that are essential to supporting us and the entire fabric of life

We have broken the bonds of our relationship with the Creator, with our fellow human beings, and with the rest of creation. We need to heal the damaged relationships that are essential to supporting us and the entire fabric of life. #EarthDay

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 22, 2021

Let us not abandon the simple prayers we learned in our families as children that we preserve in our memories and hearts

Let us not abandon the simple prayers we learned in our families as children that we preserve in our memories and hearts. They are sure ways to access the Father's heart. #Prayer #GeneralAudience

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 21, 2021

God does not give up

God does not give up. You are close to His heart, you who do not yet know the beauty of His love, you who have not yet welcomed Jesus as the center of your life, you who cannot overcome your sin.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 19, 2021

Reciprocal trust, reconciliation and peace

I invite you to pray for the population of eastern Ukraine. I truly hope that an escalation of the tensions might be avoided and, instead, that actions capable of promoting reciprocal trust and which foster reconciliation and peace might be undertaken.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 18, 2021

A living relationship

Being Christian is not first of all a doctrine or a moral ideal; it is a living relationship with the Risen Lord. #GospelOfTheDay

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 18, 2021

Only the love can transform our life and set us free from the vicious circles of disappointment, anger and constant complaint

Only the love of Jesus can transform our life, heal our deepest hurts and set us free from the vicious circles of disappointment, anger and constant complaint.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 17, 2021

Even death trembles when a Christian prays

Even death trembles when a Christian prays, because it knows that everyone who prays has an ally who is stronger than it: the Risen Lord. #Prayer #Easter

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 15, 2021

Peace be with you!

In the midst of the contradictions and perplexities we must confront each day, the din of so many words and opinions, there is the quiet voice of the Risen Lord who keeps saying to us: “Peace be with you!”

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 13, 2021

He lifts us back up after our falls

Jesus is the Risen One, the Lord who passed through death in order to lead us to safety. Even before we begin to seek Him, He is present beside us. He lifts us back up after our falls. He helps us grow in faith. #Easter

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 12, 2021

Mercy is made tangible, it becomes closeness, service, care for those in difficulty

Mercy is made tangible, it becomes closeness, service, care for those in difficulty. I hope you will always feel you have been granted mercy, so as to be merciful to others in turn.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 11, 2021

Let us be renewed by the peace, forgiveness and wounds of the merciful Jesus

So let us be renewed by the peace, forgiveness and wounds of the merciful Jesus. Only in this way will our faith be alive. Only in this way will we proclaim the Gospel of God, which is the Gospel of mercy. https://t.co/HLWOas4FrF

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 11, 2021

Let us not live a one-way faith, a faith that receives but does not give. Having received mercy, let us now become merciful

Today is the day to ask, “Am I, who have so often received God’s mercy, merciful to others?” Let us not live a one-way faith, a faith that receives but does not give. Having received mercy, let us now become merciful. #DivineMercy

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 11, 2021

The wounds of Jesus are open channels between him and us, shedding mercy upon our misery

The wounds of Jesus are open channels between him and us, shedding mercy upon our misery. They are pathways that God has opened up for us to enter into his tender love and actually “touch” who he is. Let us never again doubt his mercy. #DivineMercy

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 11, 2021

In our failings He sees children to help up; in our misery He sees children in need of His merciful love

The Lord does not want us to keep thinking about our failings. He wants us to look to Him. In our failings He sees children to help up; in our misery He sees children in need of His merciful love. #DivineMercy

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 10, 2021