Francis

It is the last day of the year. What shall we do, how shall we act in the coming year in order to make our City a little better? In the new year, Rome will have an even more beautiful face if it is richer in humanity, more hospitable and welcoming; if we are all considerate and generous to those in difficulty.

(Homily during the Celebration of the First Vespers, Vatican Basilica, 31 December 2013)

Your heart, when you meet those most in need, will begin to grow, grow, grow! Because the meeting multiplies our capacity to love. The encounter with the other enlarges the heart.

(Video message for the Feast of Saint Cajetan in Argentina, 7 August 2013)

Dear brothers and sisters, the true treasure is the love of God shared with our brethren. That love which comes from God and enables us to share it with one another and to help each other.

(Angelus, 4 August 2013)