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The parish is the presence of the Church in any given territory, an environment for hearing God's word, for growth in Christian life, for dialogue, proclamation, charitable outreach, worship and celebration.

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Pope Francis
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio
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Jesus understands our weaknesses and sins and he forgives us if we allow ourselves to be forgiven.
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When I was a seminarian, I was dazzled by a girl I met at an uncle’s wedding. I was surprised by her beauty, her intellectual brilliance… and, well, I was bowled over for quite a while.
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Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she bears witness to God’s love. Be missionaries of God’s tenderness!
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In the moment of hardship, we ask why some things happen. In those moments of suffering, questioning prayers that do not ask for explanations but beg the Lord to accompany us are the most useful
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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.
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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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Charity, patience and tenderness are very beautiful gifts. If you have them, you want to share them with others.
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Beware of getting too comfortable! When we are comfortable, it’s easy to forget other people.
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I say only that this man [Donald Trump] is not Christian if he has said things like that [about wall]. We must see if he said things in that way and in this I give the benefit of the doubt.
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Lord, help us to live the virtue of generosity, to love without limits.
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You can't provoke, you can't insult the faith of others, you can't make fun of faith.
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Such self-denial 'may appear demanding,' but it will allow you, so to speak, to be and to breathe within the heart of the church.
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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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Inequality is the root of social evil.
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If we want security, let us give security if we want life, let us give life if we want opportunities, let us provide opportunities. The yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us.
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The Holy Spirit helps us to view others with fresh eyes, seeing them always as brothers and sisters in Jesus, to be respected and loved.
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The Lord put it clearly: you cannot serve two masters. You have to choose between God and money.
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We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world: when a church becomes like this, it grows sick.
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There is the tendency to place ourselves and our ambitions at the center of our lives. This is very human, but it is not Christian.
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If we take the poor away from the Gospel, we won't be able to understand the whole message of Jesus Christ.
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