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Christian Life
 


It is precisely by knowing God more closely that we also receive precious practical guidelines for life.

 
Homily
Genoa, Italy
18 May 2008

 
 
 
Christian Life
 


The consciousness that, in Christ, God has given himself for us, even unto death, must inspire us to live no longer for ourselves but for him, and with him, for others.

 
Encyclical Letter
on Christian Love
'Deus Caritas Est'

 
 
 
Christian Life
 


There will never be a situation where the charity of each individual Christian is unnecessary… humans need, and will always need love.

 
Ad Limina Address
Vietnamese Bishops
June, 2009

 
 
 
Christian Life
 


The most important thing is never to distance oneself from Jesus.

 
General Audience
27 September 2006

 
 
 
Christian Life
 


In order to enter into communion with Christ and contemplate His face, our lives must be illuminated by the truth of love which overcomes indifference, doubt, lies, and egoism.

 
Pilgrimage
Church of the Volto Santo
Manoppello, Italy
1 September 2006

 
 
 
Christian Life
 


Be witnesses to the power of life, the new life brought by the Risen Christ, the life that can illumine and transform even the darkest and most hopeless of human situations.

 
Homily
Manger Square
Bethlehem
13 May 2009

 
 
 
Christian Life
 


Love for Christ and for one's fellow men and women must be the hallmark of every Christian and every community.

 
Vespers
The Cathedral
Prague, Czech Republic
26 September 2009

 
 
 
Christian Life
 


It is not easy to live as Christians. From a spiritual point of view, the world in which we find ourselves, often marked by unbridled consumerism, religious indifference and secularism, closed to the transcendent, can appear to be a desert. Jesus does not leave Christians alone. He feeds them, guides them and helps them.

 
Homily
Bari, Italy
29 May 2005

 

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