In communion with God, with others and with all creatures

The human person grows more, matures more and is sanctified more to the extent that he or she enters into relationships, going out from themselves to live in communion with God, with others and with all creatures. #LaudatoSi5

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 20, 2020

It is enough to contemplate a starry sky, a sunset, or a flower, to reignite the spark of thanksgiving

If the events of life – with all its bitterness – risk suffocating the gift of #Prayer within us, it is enough to contemplate a starry sky, a sunset, or a flower, to reignite the spark of thanksgiving. #GeneralAudience

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 20, 2020

When we can see God reflected in all that exists

When we can see God reflected in all that exists, our hearts are moved to praise the Lord for all his creatures and to worship him in union with them. #LaudatoSi5

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 19, 2020

The light of mercy

If we are transparent before the Lord like a crystal, His light – the light of mercy – will shine in us and, through us, in the world.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 19, 2020

All of us can cooperate as instruments of God

All of us can cooperate as instruments of God for the care of creation, each according to his or her own culture, experience, involvements and talents. #LaudatoSi5

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 18, 2020

We are never alone!

Today we remember the great faith and example of #JohnPaulII. Let us hear the echo of his appeal to open wide the doors to Christ, to not be afraid. Let us walk joyfully along the paths of the world, following the footsteps of the giant who has preceded us. We are never alone! pic.twitter.com/1Qfrtzl1D1

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 18, 2020

In love for justice that always goes together with mercy

100 years ago the Lord visited His people. He sent a pastor. #JohnPaulII was our shepherd in prayer, in closeness to the people, in love for justice that always goes together with mercy.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 18, 2020

Saint John Paul II

Tomorrow marks the centenary of the birth of Saint John Paul II. Let us remember him with great affection and gratitude. At 7:00 AM, I will celebrate Holy Mass, which will be broadcast all over the world, at the altar where his mortal remains rest. https://t.co/t70L2MRihi

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 17, 2020

Shaping the future of our planet

I urgently appeal for renewed dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet. We need a conversation which includes everyone, since the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all. #LaudatoSi5

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 17, 2020

A sense of meaning in life

Our society has a sense of being orphaned that touches our sense of belonging and fraternity, because the Father is missing. Let’s ask the Holy Spirit for the grace to rediscover the Father, who gives us a sense of meaning in life. May He make us one family. #HomilySantaMarta

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 17, 2020

For those who clean hospitals, streets, who empty dumpsters, who go to each house to remove trash

Let us #PrayTogether today for those who clean hospitals, streets, who empty dumpsters, who go to each house to remove trash. It’s a job that no one sees, but one that is necessary for our survival. May the Lord bless them.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 17, 2020

Let us care for all of creation

Let us care for all of creation, which is a gift of the good God, our Creator. Let us celebrate Laudato si' Week. #LaudatoSi5 https://t.co/UwAe8DP79E https://t.co/OF3KTNwNxY

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 16, 2020

Let us ask the Holy Spirit for the grace to discern between what is worldliness and what is evangelical

What is the spirit of the world that Jesus talks about (Jn 15:18-21)? It is a way of life, a culture of the temporary that doesn't know how to be faithful. Let us ask the Holy Spirit for the grace to discern between what is worldliness and what is evangelical. #HomilySantaMarta

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 16, 2020

For those persons who are burying the dead during this pandemic

Today, let us #PrayTogether for those persons who are burying the dead during this pandemic, risking being infected as well. To bury the dead is one of the works of mercy.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 16, 2020

I dedicate my Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees

In light of the tragic events that have marked 2020, I dedicate my Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees – on internally displaced persons – to all those experiencing situations of precariousness and marginalization as a result of Covid-19. https://t.co/gePJK3JFyC

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 15, 2020

The perfect path to follow Jesus is not rigidity, which brings turmoil, but the spirit of evangelical freedom, which always brings joy

The perfect path to follow Jesus is not rigidity, which brings turmoil, but the spirit of evangelical freedom, which always brings joy. #HomilySantaMarta

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 15, 2020

Let us pray for all families, so that the Spirit of the Lord - the spirit of love, respect, and freedom - might grow in families

Today is the #InternationalDayOfFamilies: Let us pray for all families, so that the Spirit of the Lord - the spirit of love, respect, and freedom - might grow in families. #PrayTogether

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 15, 2020

May God have mercy on us and put an end to this tragedy, this pandemic, as well as the pandemics of hunger, war, and children without an education

May God have mercy on us and put an end to this tragedy, this pandemic, as well as the pandemics of hunger, war, and children without an education. This we ask as brothers and sisters, everyone together. #HumanFraternity #PrayTogether

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 14, 2020

Prayer, fasting, and penance called by the Higher Committee for Human Fraternity

All of us – brothers and sisters of every religious tradition – unite today for the day of prayer, fasting, and penance called by the Higher Committee for Human Fraternity. #HumanFraternity #PrayTogether #HomilySantaMarta https://t.co/OZrgcDiKLF

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 14, 2020

Prayer belongs to everyone: to men and women of every religion, and probably even to those who profess no religion

Prayer belongs to everyone: to men and women of every religion, and probably even to those who profess no religion. Prayer is born within the secrecy of our being, in that interior place that spiritual writers often call the “heart”. #GeneralAudience

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 13, 2020