To combat a "throwaway culture," Pope Francis proposed promoting a "culture of inclusion" which removes the barriers that impede all people from accessing basic rights and freedoms.

Consider "how easy it is through these means to endanger a person's good name with fake news and slander."

“The disciples see and touch with their hands the fact that with Jesus, life wins; death and sin are defeated."

"No stone will block the way to our hearts, no tomb will suppress the joy of life, no failure will doom us to despair."

In a letter published March 27, Pope Francis told the re...

"Jesus entered Jerusalem as a humble and peaceful king. Let us open our hearts to him. Only he can deliver us from enmity, hatred, violence, because he is mercy and the forgiveness of sins."

Pope Francis underlined the fundamental duty to protect the dignity of every human being and to offer women the necessary conditions to be able to accept the gift of life.

“I sincerely hope that the international community understands that disarmament is first and foremost a moral duty."

"Do I seek out every little ray of Jesus' light, which is reflected in me and in every brother and sister I encounter?"

Vices "must be tamed and fought, otherwise they will devour our freedom."

"The Holy Spirit ignited in her a missionary flame based on trust in providence and perseverance."

“The desert is the place where our freedom can mature in a personal decision not to fall back into slavery."

"Listen to this," the pope told the children: "God loves us and is always waiting for us."

Those living in Gaza continue to deal with violence with no protection or ability to provide for themselves. 

The “attachment to small things” assumes a totalizing effect whereby it “takes away freedom.”

“I ask you to intensify your prayer to prepare us to live this event of grace well and to experience the power of God’s hope."

“We need this in the Church, where, instead of splitting into groups based on our own ideas, we are called to put God back at the center,” said Pope Francis.

"Before the mystery of the Incarnation of the Word, before the birth of Jesus, one needs a religious attitude of wonder."

Silence and sobriety -- from words, from using things, from media and from social media" -- are not just sacrifices offered to God, he said, but "essential elements of Christian life," said Pope Francis.

"The servants' vigilance is not one of fear, but of longing, of waiting to go forth to meet their Lord who is coming," the pope's text said.

"You are called to a great task: to protect, through words and images, the dignity of people," said Pope Francis.

“These martyrs bore witness to Christ to the end. May their example strengthen so many Christians who in our time are discriminated against for their faith."

Joy “is not a product of our human efforts, plans, or skills, but of the energy born of an encounter with Christ. Christian joy comes from God himself, from our knowledge of his love for us.”

“There’s no method to learn to make peace. There’s a gesture: You make peace with an outstretched hand," said Pope Francis.

“Holiness is a gift of God, which we’ve received at baptism. And if we let it grow, it can completely change our lives,” Pope Francis said.