Pope Francis Quotes

God loves us. May we discover the beauty of loving and being loved.

The Gospel, radiant with the glory of Christ’s cross, constantly invites us to rejoice.

The great challenge facing us today is to learn once again how to talk to one another, not simply how to generate and consume information.

The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! 'Father, the atheists?' Even the atheists. Everyone!

Right now, we don't have a very good relation with creation.

To build peace is difficult but to live without it is torment.

If we live the faith in our daily life, then our work too becomes a chance to spread the joy of being a Christian.

Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness.

When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God.

Suffering is a call to conversion: it reminds us of our frailty and vulnerability.

The Son of God became incarnate in the souls of men to instill the feeling of brotherhood. All are brothers and all children of God.

Sometimes we know what we have to do, but we lack the courage to do it. Let us learn from Mary how to make decisions, trusting in the Lord.

Our mission as Christians is to conform ourselves evermore to Jesus as the model of our lives.

You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others.

Let us protect Christ in our lives, so that we can protect others, so that we can protect creation!

Before I give you a blessing, I ask you for a favor: I want you to bless me.

Dear young people, do not be afraid of making decisive choices in life. Have faith; the Lord will not abandon you!

Beware of getting too comfortable! When we are comfortable, it’s easy to forget other people.

Prayer is all-powerful. Let us use it to bring peace to the Middle East and peace to the world.

Dear Young People, do not be mediocre; the Christian life challenges us with great ideals!

God’s goodness is stronger than any evil!

The Christian mission has only one focus: to change individual's lives so they can change the world.

Support your priests with your love and prayers, that they may always be shepherds after Christ’s heart

Women have much to tell us. Women are capable of seeing things in a different angle. Women can pose questions that we men cannot understand.

A Christian who does not pray for those who govern is not a good Christian.

Obsession with a consumerist lifestyle, above all when few people are capable of maintaining it, can only lead to violence and mutual destruction.

I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage.

Jesus on the Cross feels the whole weight of the evil, and with the force of God's love he conquers it, he defeats it with his resurrection.

I'm overwhelmed by shame that the people who had the responsibility to take care of the tender ones violated that trust and caused them great pain.

How many young people, how many young people of our Europe, whom we have left empty of ideals, who do not have work... they take drugs, alcohol, or go there to enlist in fundamentalist groups.

There are people who are afraid to go to confession, forgetting that they will not encounter a severe judge there, but the immensely merciful Father.

A small step, in the midst of great human limitations, can be more pleasing to God than a life which appears outwardly in order but moves through the day without confronting great difficulties.

The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes.

I sincerely hope I can contribute to the progress there has been in relations between Jews and Catholics since the Second Vatican Council in a spirit of renewed collaboration.

Living together is an art. It's a patient art, it's a beautiful art, it's fascinating.

From the way children are treated society can be judged.

As stewards of God's creation, we are called to make the earth a beautiful garden for the human family.

It is vital that government leaders and financial leaders take heed and broaden their horizons, working to ensure that all citizens have dignified work, education, and healthcare.

Before all else, the Gospel invites us to respond to the God of love who saves us, to see God in others and to go forth from ourselves to seek the good of others.

Despite the slowness, the infidelity, the errors and sins it committed and might still commit against its members, the Church, trust me, has no other meaning and goal but to live and witness Jesus.

You can't govern without loving the people and without humility!

Trade unions have been an essential force for social change, without which a semblance of a decent and humane society is impossible under capitalism.

Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Become the Word in body as well as spirit.

Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.

It is not 'progressive' to try to resolve problems by eliminating a human life.

We don't need youth museums but we do need holy young people.

A fundamental role in the renewal of society is played, of course, by the family and especially by young people.

Let us not allow ourselves to be robbed of missionary enthusiasm!

Idolatry, then, is always polytheism, an aimless passing from one lord to another. Idolatry does not offer a journey but rather a plethora of paths leading nowhere and forming a vast labyrinth.

It is important to have friends we can trust. But it is essential to trust the Lord, who never lets us down.