In continuing his catechesis on vices and virtues, Pope Francis called avarice "that form of attachment to money that keeps man from generosity."

“Winning the battle against lust, against the ‘objectification’ of the other, can be a lifelong endeavor,” Pope Francis said today in his general audience.

“If we interpret it from a social point of view, gluttony is perhaps the most dangerous vice, which is killing the planet,” Pope Francis said in his weekly general audience.

A famous saying attributed to Abba Anthony the Great, the first great father of monasticism, goes like this: “Remove temptations and no-one will be saved.”

One must never dialogue, brothers and sisters, with the devil. Never!

Pope Francis tells us that the nativity is like a living Gospel, enabling us to experience the "great joy" that comes from the mystery of Christ.