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The cross of Christ, embraced with love, never brings sadness with it, but joy, the joy of being saved and of doing a little of what he did on the day of his death.

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Pope Francis
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
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I asked [Guadalupe] for the world, for peace, so many things. I asked forgiveness, I asked that the Church grows healthy, I asked for the Mexican people. And another thing I asked a lot for: that priests be true priests, and sisters true sisters, and bishops true bishops. As the Lord wants.
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He looked beyond. He looked to the peoples of the Earth and saw the destruction of the family because of the lack of children. Paul VI was courageous. He was a good pastor. He warned his sheep about the wolves that were approaching, and from the heavens he blesses us today.
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These days there is a lot of poverty in the world, and that's a scandal when we have so many riches and resources to give to everyone. We all have to think about how we can become a little poorer.
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Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart.
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Human dignity is the same for all human beings: when I trample on the dignity of another, I am trampling on my own.
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Every Catholic parliamentarian must vote according their well-formed conscience. I would say just this. I believe it is sufficient because - I say well-formed because it is not the conscience of 'what seems to me.'
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None of us can think we are exempt from concerns for the poor and for social justice.
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If we start without confidence, we have already lost half the battle and we bury our talents.
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I invite [journalists] to seriously study the facts of Guadalupe. The Madonna is there. I cannot find another explanation.
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Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.
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It is by God’s mercy that we are saved. May we never tire of spreading this joyful message to the world.
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If there is no humility, love remains blocked.
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Let us ask the Holy Spirit for the grace to live daily according to the mind of Jesus and his Gospel.
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The only way to heal is to look at the Cross, to look at God Who takes upon Himself our sins: my sin is there.
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