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We all need to improve, to change for the better. Lent helps us fight against our faults.

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Pope Francis
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio
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No act of virtue can be great if it is not followed by advantage for others. So, no matter how much time you spend fasting, no matter how much you sleep on a hard floor and eat ashes and sigh continually, if you do no good to others, you do nothing great.
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Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it.
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Dearest brothers and sisters who are so persecuted, I know how much you suffer, I know that you are stripped of everything. I am with you in the faith of the one who has conquered evil!
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Through prayer, charity and humility before God, people receive a heart which is firm and merciful, attentive and generous, a heart which is not closed, indifferent or prey to the globalization of indifference.
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Let us pray for the many Christians in the world who still suffer persecution and violence. May God grant them the courage of fidelity.
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Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save another.
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When one lives attached to money, pride or power, it is impossible to be truly happy.
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Take care of God’s creation. But above all, take care of people in need.
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Love is more powerful, love gives life, love makes hope blossom in the wilderness.
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A simple lifestyle is good for us, helping us to better share with those in need.
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Let's say 'Yes' to life and 'No' to death.
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The mystery of the Cross, a mystery of love, can only be understood in prayer. Pray and weep, kneeling before the Cross.
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To live as true children of God means to love our neighbour and to be close to those who are lonely and in difficulty
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We also try to reach out to people who are far away, via digital means, the web and brief messaging.
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Jesus kept his wounds so that we would experience his mercy. This is our strength and our hope.
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[Joseph Ratzinger] is a man who as the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had everything in his hands. He conducted all the investigations, and went on, went on, went on, until he couldn't go any further in the execution.
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Miracles happen. But prayer is needed! Prayer that is courageous, struggling and persevering, not prayer that is a mere formality.
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We must walk united with our differences: there is no other way to become one. This is the way of Jesus.
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I would like to ask you a question: how many of you pray to the Holy Spirit every day? Probably few, but we must satisfy this desire of Jesus and pray every day to the Holy Spirit, so that he opens our heart towards Jesus.
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